1406
EventsConstruction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing.Richard Whittington becomes Lord Mayor of London.December 25 - John II becomes King of Castile.Eric of Pomerania marries Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England.James I becomes King of Scotland, after having been captured by Henry IV of England.Richard, Earl of Cambridge, marries Anne Mortimer.Gregory XII succeeds Innocent VII as Pope.Pisa is subjugated by Florence.
BirthsEdmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (approximate date)Ulrich Cillei, count of CilleiLaurentius Valla, Italian humanist
DeathsGiangaleazzo Visconti, first duke of MilanColuccio Salutati, chancellor of FlorenceHenry III, King of CastileJanuary 6 - Roger Walden, Bishop of LondonMarch 19 - Ibn Khaldun, Arab historiographerApril 4 - Robert III, King of ScotlandJuly 15 - William of Austria, Duke of Carinthia, Styria and CarniolaSeptember 3 - Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany and brother of Robert III of ScotlandNovember 6 - Pope Innocent VII
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