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Data for the 1420s

1420FlorenceCathedral In the year 1420, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir, and virtual ruler of most of France (May 21), construction of the dome of Florence Cathedral begins (Aug 7), Beijing is officially designated as the capital of the Ming Dynasty (Oct 28), construction begins of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing - and all these fine people were born:

1420-xxxx Tomás de Torquemada* Grand Inquisitor – Torquemada(?), Kingdom of Castile (1498/ca77) 1420-0423 George of Podebrady* King of Bohemia - Podèbrady Castle, Bohemia (1471/50) 1421-0309 Francesco Sassetti* banker - Florence, Republic of Florence (1490/69) 1421-0603 Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici* banker/patron of arts - Florence, Republic of Florence (1463/42) 1421-1206 Henry VI of England* inherited the Hundred Years' War, losing territories in France - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (1471/49) 1422 Individual post 1423-0530 Georg von Peuerbach* astronomer/ mathematician/instrument maker - Linz, Austria (1461/37) 1423-0706 Antonio Manetti* mathematician/architect - Florence, Republic of Florence (1497/73) 1424-1031 Wladyslaw III of Poland* King of Poland - Kraków, Poland (1444/20) 1425-1014 Alessandro Baldovinetti* painter - Florence, Republic of Florence (1499/73) In the year 1426, English army defeats the French, forcing the Duke of Brittany to recognize English suzerainty (Mar 6), King Janus of Cyprus is defeated and captured by the Mamluks and brought to Egypt (Jul 7), Castello Orsini-Odescalchi is built in Bracciano, Italy by the Orsini family. 1426-02xx Christian I of Denmark* King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden - Oldenburg, Germany (1481/55) 1427-1130 Casimir IV Jagiellon* King of Poland/modernizer - Kraków, Poland (1492/64) 1428-0203 Helena Palaiologina* Queen consort of Cyprus and Armenia - Castle of Mistras, Morea, Greece (1458/30) 1429 Individual post Updated 9.2.2022 Search for another year here