March 28 – King
James I of Scotland is released after having been held captive in
England for 18 years. James is freed after putting his royal seal on a ransom treaty of £40,000, secured by Scottish hostages taking his place, as agreed at
Durham in England. [4]
April–June
April 5 – King James returns to Scotland for the first time since 1406, after being escorted to the border along with his wife Joan Beaufort, Queen consort, by English and Scottish nobles.[4]
May 21 – The
coronation of James I as King of Scotland takes place at
Scone Abbey in the Scottish town of
Scone. After the ceremony King James performs his first knighthood ceremony, honoring 18 prominent nobles.
September 13 – After the signing of a treaty between the different factions in the
Hussite Wars, the Bohemian campaign is completed in what is now the
Czech Republic.
September 23 – The Hussites, led by
Jan Žižka, begin marching towards North Moravia to suppress the ongoing rebellion there.
November 1 –
Zhu Zhanji is designated as the Crown Prince of Ming dynasty China by his father, the
Emperor Renzong. The Emperor dies eight months later and Zhu Zhanji becomes the
Emperor Xuanzong on June 27, 1425.[9]
probable –
Johannes Abezier, provost and bishop of the Teutonic Knights (b.
1380)
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