Major Events
- Apr 6 The Portuguese Council of the Kingdom meets in Coimbra and declares John, Master of the Order of Aviz, King John I of Portugal
- Apr 15 At war with Castile, John I of Portugal instructs his ambassadors to negotiate an alliance with Richard II of England and to raise loans to pay his troops
- Aug 14 Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence
- Dec 18 Peace of Tournai (Dutch - Doornik) signed between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent
Who Died in 1385
- Jun 28 Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies
- Aug 7 Joan Plantagenet 'the fair maid of Kent', famous English beauty, wife of Edward the Black Prince, mother of Richard II, buried next to her first husband Thomas Holland at about 58
Famous Weddings in 1385
- Apr 12 Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless, marries Margaret of Bavaria in political double wedding with his sister
- Apr 12 William, Duke of Bavaria (20) weds Marguerite (10) daughter of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
- Jul 17 King Charles VI of France (17) marries Isabeau of Bavaria (16)
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V