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Data for 1402

In the year 1402, Welsh rebels defeat the English on the England/Wales border (Jun 22), the English Parliament passes penal Laws against Wales (Sep), Northern English nobles defeat a Scottish raiding army and capture their leader (Sep 14), the University of Würzburg is founded, the colonization of the Canary Islands marks the beginning of the Spanish Empire - and all these fine people were born:

1402-0206 Louis I* the Landgrave of Hesse - Spangenberg (1458/55)

1402-0428 Nezahualcoyoti* Acolhuan philosopher/warrior/ruler - Texcoco (1472/70)

1402-0502 Eleanor of Aragon* Queen of Portugal - Medina de Campo, Spain (1445/42)

1402-0607 Ichijō Kaneyoshi* 一条 兼良 court noble - Japan (1481/78)

1402-0929 Ferdinand the Holy Prince* royal imprisoner in Morocco as a hostage for the surrender of Ceuta - Santarém, Portugal (1443/40)

1402-1123 Jean de Dunois* a.k.a. Bastard of Orléans/military leader /participated in campaigns with Joan of Arc - France (1468/66)

Updated 6.9.2021
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