1415

Years: 1412 1413 1414 - 1415 - 1416 1417 1418

Decades: 1380s 1390s 1400s - 1410s - 1420s 1430s 1440s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 1372; d. 20 Sep 1440) becomes Burgrave of Nuremberg
• March 14 - Jan Hus travels to the Council of Constance to propose reforms for the church
• May 5 - the Council of Constance condemns the writings of John Wycliffe and asks Jan Hus to recant in public his heresy; after his denial, he is tried for heresy, excommunicated then sentenced to be burned at the stake
• July 4 - Pope Gregory XII officially closes the Council of Constance
• July 6 - Jan Hus burned at the stake in Constance
• August 14 - Portugal conquers the city of Ceuta from the Moors (it marks the creation of the Portuguese Empire)
• October 25 - Battle of Agincourt - Longbowmen of Henry V of England defeat massed army of French knights
• Antipope Benedict XIII orders all Talmuds to be delivered to diocese and held until further notice

Births

• September 21 - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
• Erik Axelsson Tott, later Regent of Sweden.

Deaths

• April 15 - Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek scholar
• July 6 - Jan Hus condemned by Council of Constance, burnt at stake
• July 19 - Philippa of Lancaster, Queen consort of Portugal (of the plague)