Historical events in 1444

17 historical records

February 14441 historical events

1444, February 7th ยท England ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Margaret Beaufort Richmond

Marriage

Married to Suffolks son, John de la Pole

May 14442 historical events

1444, May 24th ยท England ยท House ยท House of Lancaster ยท Margaret of Anjou

Marriage

Margarets betrothal to Henry VI

1444, May ยท England ยท Tours ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Henry VI

Congress of Tours

The English must stay in Calais, Aquitaine, Lower Normandy & Maine. The English must not act against Valois rule in France. The congress requests a 2 yr truce & the marriage of Henry VI to Margaret of Anjou

November 14445 historical events

1444, November 10th ยท Hungary ยท Varna ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Janos Hunyadi

Battle of Varna

Hungarian commander during defeat by the Turks

1444, November 10th ยท Poland ยท Varna ยท House ยท House of Jagiello ยท Ladislas III

Battle of Varna

Defeated & killed at the Battle of Varna

1444, November 10th ยท Poland ยท Varna ยท House ยท House of Jagiello ยท Ladislas III

Death of Ladislas III

Death of Ladislas III, killed at the Battle of Varna

1444, November 10th ยท Poland ยท Varna ยท House ยท House of Lithuania ยท Wladyslaw III

Death of Wladyslaw III

Death of Wladyslaw III, at the Battle of Varna

1444, November 10th ยท Poland ยท Varna ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Wladyslaw III

Battle of Varna

Killed by the Turks at the Battle of Varna

December 14441 historical events

1444, December 22nd ยท England ยท Maine ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Henry VI

Capture of Maine

Promises to hand-over Maine to France in a personal letter to Charles VII

1444 ยท England ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท John Wenlock Wenlock, 1st

High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

1444 ยท England ยท House ยท House of Stafford ยท Humphrey Stafford Buckingham, 1st

Peerage

Created Duke of Buckingham, making him one of the greatest landowners in England

1444 ยท England ยท London ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Pole Suffolk, 4th

Marriage

Negotiates the match between Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou & a 2 year truce

1444 ยท France ยท Normandy ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Charles VII

Capture of Normandy

Recaptures Normandy

1444 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Poland ยท Wladyslaw III

Rule of Hungary

Rules Hungary & Poland in a personal union

1444 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Poland ยท Wladyslaw III

Rule of Lithuania

Rules Hungary & Poland in a personal union

1444 ยท Poland ยท Szeged ยท Warfare ยท Turkey War ยท Wladyslaw III

Treaty of Szeged

Marches into the Balkans & forces Murad II to sign the peace of Szeged

1444 ยท Portugal ยท Cape Verde ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Dinis Dias

Discovery of Cape Verde

Leads the Portuguese expedition which discovers Cape Verde