Major Events
- Jan 1 Albert II of Habsburg crowned King of Hungary after the death of his father-in-law King Sigismund
- Jan 5 Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara
- Mar 18 Albert II of Habsburg chosen as King of Germany at Frankfurt
- Jul 7 King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years
Born in 1438
- Feb 12 Adolf van Egmond, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen, born in Grave (d. 1477)
- Apr 3 John III of Egmont [Jan van Egmond], Viceroy of Holland, born in Hattem, Netherlands (d. 1516)
- Sep 7 Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1471)
Who Died in 1438
- Sep 9 Edward [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38), dies at 46
- Oct 20 Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V