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Events

Politics and world affairs

Iberian Peninsula

6 April: Portuguese Revolution: The Cortes of Coimbra, convened in March to discuss the succession of Ferdinand I, who died in 1383, make a decision: they choose neither Ferdinand's daughter Beatrix, who is married to John I of Castile and León, nor Ferdinand's half-brother John of Portugal, who is in Castilian captivity, but the illegitimate half-brother John of Avis as King of Portugal. John I is the first ruler of the House of Avis. The Burgundy dynasty is over. John I of Castile then invaded Portugal again with French support. John I of Portugal, declared regedor e defensor do reino de Portugal by the Cortes (ruler and defender of the Kingdom of Portugal), receives support from the Kingdom of England.
August 13: The Castilian army reaches the city of Leiria.
14 August: Portugal's outnumbered army defeats John I of Castile and León decisively thanks to the tactical skill of Nuno Álvares Pereira in the Battle of Aljubarrota, thus securing Portuguese independence for almost 200 years. Castilian admiral and war hero Juan Fernández de Tovar is killed in battle.

France/Holy Roman Empire
12 April: At the double wedding of Cambrai Johann Ohnefurcht marries Margarete von Straubing-Holland and his sister Margarete their brother Wilhelm II. Among the more than 20,000 invited guests is the French King Charles VI.
June 28: During the siege of the robber knight castle in Ricklingen, Albrecht, the reigning prince of Lüneburg, is killed. The Lüneburg War of Succession then flares up again.

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, co-ruler in the Duchy of Milan, imprisons his uncle Bernabò and takes sole power in a coup. On December 19, he had his uncle poisoned in prison.

Hungary
31 December: Charles III. of Naples, with the help of nobles rebelling against the previous Queen Mary as Charles II. King of Hungary.

Balkans
The Ottoman Empire defeated the Principality of Albania in the Battle of Savra, Prince Balša II. is killed. His brother-in-law Karl Thopia, who has asked the Ottomans for help, becomes a new prince.

Asia
Kue Na, 6th king of the Mangrai dynasty of Lan Na in northern Thailand, dies. His son Saen Mueang Ma will succeed him. He must first defend himself from his uncle Thao Maha Phrom, who is appointed ruler of Chiang Rai and tries to take the capital Chiang Mai with the help of King Borommaracha I of Ayutthaya.

Religion

Christianity
March 24: The Church of St. Martha in Nuremberg is consecrated.
19 November: After the death of Mangold von Brandis, Nicholas of Riesenburg will succeed him as Bishop of Constance. Werner von Rosenegg becomes abbot of the Reichenau Monastery.
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