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What Happened in 1403

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Major Events

  • Jul 21 Battle of Shrewsbury: Army led by the Lancastrian King of England, Henry IV defeats a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy of Northumberland thus ending the Percy challenge to the throne. Also the first battle English archers fought each other on English soil.

Born in 1403

  • Feb 22 Charles VII, King of France (1422-61) who drove the English out from Northern France, born in Paris France (d. 1461)
  • Jun 11 John IV, Duke of Brabant and Limburg (founded Leuven University), born in Arras, modern-day France (d. 1427)

Who Died in 1403

  • Mar 8 Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42
  • May 10 Katherine Swynford, English Duchess of Lancaster, lover then wife of John of Gaunt, dies at 52 or 53
  • Jul 21 Henry Percy [Harry Hotspur], English Knight, killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury at 39
  • Jul 23 Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343)

Famous Weddings in 1403

  • Feb 7 English King Henry IV marries his second wife Joan of Navarre



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