1415: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Events

• Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 1372; d. 20 Sep 1440) Burgrave of Nuremberg
• March 14, Jan Hus travels to the Council of Constance to propose reforms for the church
• May 5, the Council of Constance condemns the writings of John Wycliffe and asks Jan Hus to recant in public his heresy; after his denial, he is tried for heresy, excommunicated then sentenced to be burned at the stake
• July 4 Pope Gregory XII officially closes the Council of Constance
• July 6, Jan Hus burned at the stake in Constance
• August 14, Portugal conquers the city of Ceuta to the Moors (it marks the creation of the Portuguese Empire)
• October 25, Battle of Agincourt - Longbowmen of Henry V of England defeat massed army of French knights
• Antipope Benedict XIII orders all Talmuds to be delivered to diocese and held until further notice

Births

• September 21 - Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Deaths

• April 15 - Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek scholar
• July 6 - Jan Hus condemned by Council of Constance, burnt at stake
• July 19 - Philippa of Lancaster, consort queen of Portugal (of the plague)