Statue of Queen Margaret I in Roskilde, Denmark

In the year 1389, Queen Margaret of Norway and Denmark, and the founder of the Kalmar Union, defeats the King of Sweden in battle, and becomes ruler of all three kingdoms (Feb 24), the Käpplinge murders take place in Stockholm (Jun), Serbs are victorious over the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Kosovo (Jun 15), Carmo Convent is built in Lisbon - and all these fine people were born:

1389-0301 Antoninus of Florence* Dominican friar/archbishop of Florence - Florence, Republic of Florence (1459/70)

1389-0410 Cosimo de’Medici* banker/politician/ the first member of the Medici family which effectively ruled Florence - Florence, Republic of Florence (1464/75)

1389-0620 John of Lancaster* prince/general/son of Henry IV of England - England (1435/46)

1389-1109 Isabella of Valois* Queen of England as the second spouse of Richard II - Paris, France (1409/19)

1389-1205 Zbigniew Oleśnicki* Roman Catholic clergyman/statesman/ diplomat - Sienno, Kingdom of Poland (1455/65)

Updated 26.3.2021

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