What Happened in 1409

Major Events

  • Mar 3 Austrian civil war ends
  • Mar 25 Council of Pisa opens - elects Antipope Alexander V
  • Jun 26 Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V
  • Aug 7 Council of Pisa closes
  • Dec 2 The University of Leipzig opens

Born in 1409

  • Jan 16 René of Anjou, King of Naples (1435-42) and last heir of the House of Anjou, born in Château d'Angers, Angers, Anjou, France (d. 1480)
  • Mar 2 John II, French duke of Alencon (fought alongside Jeanne d'arc), born at Château d'Argentan, France (d. 1476)
  • Oct 7 Elisabeth II of Bohemia. Queen consort of Hungary, born in Visegrád, Hungary (d. 1442)

Who Died in 1409

  • Jul 25 King Martin I of Sicily (1390-1409), dies at about 35
  • Sep 13 Isabella of Valois, former queen consort of Richard II of England, dies in childbirth at 19


World Leaders in 1409