1417

Years: 1414 1415 1416 - 1417 - 1418 1419 1420

Decades: 1380s 1390s 1400s - 1410s - 1420s 1430s 1440s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected.
• Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 1372; d. 20 Sep 1440) burgrave of Nuremberg begins to rule as margrave and elector of Brandenburg

Births

• Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, later Regent of Sweden.

Deaths

• September 4 - Robert Hallam, English churchman, Bishop of Salisbury and English representative at the Council of Constance.
• October 18 - Pope Gregory XII

See also: 1417, 1380s, 1390s, 1400s, 1410s, 1414, 1415, 1416, 1418, 1419