The Nantes Cathedral, completed 457 years later, in 1891

In the year 1434, the foundation stone of Nantes Cathedral in France is laid (Apr 14), miner Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson begins a rebellion against King Eric of Pomerania (Jun), eventually leading the king to lose his power in Sweden (Aug 16), the Medici family rises to prominence in Florence, Portuguese traders deliver their first cargo of African slaves to Lisbon - and all these fine people were born:

1434-xxxx Mary of Guelders* queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland - Grave, Dutch Republic (1463/c. 29) (alternative birth year: 1435)

1434-0107 Adolf, Duke of Bavaria* German nobleman - Munich, Holy Roman Empire (1441/7)  

1434-0312 William III* German nobleman (House of Henneberg)/promoter of pilgrimages - Holy Roman Empire (1480/46)
1434-0319 Ashikaga Yoshikatsu* 足利 義勝 the 7th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate  – Japan (1443/9)        

1434-0613 Cristoforo della Rovere* Italian Roman Catholic bishop/ cardinal - Turin, Duchy of Savoy (1478/43)  

1434-0829 Janus Pannonius* Croatian-Hungarian Latinist/poet/diplomat - Slavonia (1472/37)

1434-0918 Eleanor of Portugal* Holy Roman Empress - Torres Vedras, Portugal (1467/32)
1434-0923 Yolande of Valois* Duchess consort of Savoy by marriage to Duke Amadeus IX of Savoy - Tours, Kingdom of France (1478/43)    

1434-1228 Antonio Grimani* sea commander-in-chief/Doge of Venice - Venice, Republic of Venice (1523/88) 

Updated 27.11.2021

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