Ferdinand I (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Just (c. Events Robert of Geneva, the butcher of Cesena was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon. September 9 - Austrian Habsburg lands between the the Habsburg Dukes Albert III... 1379- Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. Births Deaths Categories: 1416 ... 1416), King of Aragón and Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. km and 5 million inhabitants. Towns and Cities Sicilys principal cities include the regional capital Palermo, together with the other provincial capitals Catania, Messina... Sicily ( Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. Emperor Shoko ascends to the throne of Japan. John II, King of Castile declared Valladolid laws that restricted the social rights, mostly, of Jews. Among many other resrictions the laws forced Jews to wear distinctive clothes and denied from... 1412-1416). He was the younger son of John I was the name of a number of rulers: Pope John I King John I of France King John I of Castile King John I of Scotland King John I of Portugal King John I of Jerusalem King John I of Cyprus Emperor John I Tzimisces John I, Duke... John I, King of Castile, and Eleanor of Aragón.

In Events Construction 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... 1406, upon the death of his elder brother King Henry III (October 4, 1379 — 1406), sometimes known as Henry the Sufferer or Henry the Infirm (Spanish: Enrique el Doliente) was the son of John I and succeeded him as King of Castile and León in 1390. Henry was born in Burgos, the capital of Castile. Before becoming... Henry III of Castile, Ferdinand declined the Castilian crown and instead, with Henry's widow Catherine, became coregent during the minority of his nephew John II (March 6, 1405 - July 20, 1454), King of Castile was the son of Henry III of Castile and of his wife Catherine, daughter of John of Gaunt. He succeeded his father on December 25, 1406, at the age of a year and ten months. It was one of... John II of Castile. In this capacity he distinguished himself by his prudent administration of domestic affairs.

After Ferdinand's uncle, Martin I (1356—1410), the Elder, the Humane, King of Aragon (1396 - 1410)), King of Sicily (1409 - 1410) was the last direct descendant of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, to rule Aragon. He became the King of Sicily (as Martin II) after the death of his son, Martin... Martin I of Aragon and, as Martin II, King of Sicily, died without issue, Ferdinand was chosen king in 1412 to succeed him.

The most notable accomplishment of his brief reign was his agreement in 1416 to depose the Antipope Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. Illueca, Aragon, 1328; d. Penyiscola, near Valencia and Barcelona, c. 1423) an Aragonese, he was a supporter of Robert of Geneva and was elected by the French cardinals on the death of Clement VII Sept. 28 1394. On the death... Antipope Benedict XIII, thereby helping to end the The term Great Schism refers to either of two splits in the history of Christianity: Most commonly, it refers to the great East-West Schism, the event that separated Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Roman Catholicism in the eleventh century (1054). In the second schism within the Catholic Church, the Western... Great Schism, which had divided the Western Church for nearly 40 years.

In 1393, Ferdinand was married to Leonor Urraca de Castilla, condessa de Alburquerque ( Events King Gongmin is assassinated and King U ascends to the Goryeo throne Births Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey. Deaths July 18 - Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch, Italian Renaissance humanist scholar. 25 November - Philip II of Taranto, of the Anjou family, Prince of Taranto, Titular Emperor of Costantinoples Emperor Go... 1374 - For other uses, see number 1435. Events September 21 - Peace of Arras between Charles VII of France and Philip III of Burgundy, ending the English-Burgundian alliance. Francis of Paola founds the Order of the Minims in Italy. Births January 20 - Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ashikaga shogun John of Kolno, semi-legendary... 1435). They had 8 children: Alfonso V of Aragon (also Alfonso I of Naples) (1396 - June 27, 1458), surnamed the Magnanimous, was the King of Aragon and Naples and count of Barcelona from 1416 to 1458. He was a son of Ferdinand I of Aragon (a.k.a. Ferdinand of Antequera). He represented the old... Alfonso V of Aragon; John II (June 29, 1397 - January 20, 1479) was a King of Aragon (1458 - 1479) and a King of Navarre (1425 - 1479). He was the son of Ferdinand I and his wife Eleanor of Albuquerque. John is regarded as one of the most stirring and most unscrupulous kings of the... John II of Aragon; Enrique, duque de Villena; Pedro, duca di Noto; Sancho; Maria, first wife of John II (March 6, 1405 - July 20, 1454), King of Castile was the son of Henry III of Castile and of his wife Catherine, daughter of John of Gaunt. He succeeded his father on December 25, 1406, at the age of a year and ten months. It was one of... John II of Castile; Leonor, who married Edward I of Portugal; Isabella,contesa de Urgel, who married Pedro, duke of Coimbra