1397
Events February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset. September 29 John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon is created Duke of Exeter by his half-brother Richard II of England. September 29 - Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent is created Duke of Surrey by Richard II of England. Richard Whittington aka Dick Whittington is elected Lord Mayor of London The Kalmar Union unifies Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Births June 29 - John II of Aragon (d. 1479) August 10 - Albert II of Habsburg, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire November 15 - Pope Nicholas V King Sejong the Great of Joseon, the humane scientist ruler of Korea
Deaths September 8 - Thomas of Woodstock (son of King Edward III of England) Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)
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