1409 - Definition and Overview

Events

• January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English.
• March 25 - The Council of Pisa opens.
• Martin I of Aragon becomes King of Sicily
• Ulugh Beg becomes governor of Samarkand
• Venice buys the port of Zadar from Hungary

Births

• January 16 - Rene I of Naples
• February 9 - Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor
• Charles VIII, King of Sweden

Deaths

• Martin I, King of Sicily