1417 | Political Events
Political Events
Wilhelm, count of Zeeland, Holland, and Hainaut, dies and is succeeded by his 16-year-old daughter Jacoba, who was married 2 years ago to Jean de Touraine. Her husband has also just died, but the German king Sigismund of Luxembourg refuses to recognize her claim to her father's lands, supporting instead the claims of her father's brother Johann of Bavaria (see 1418).
English authorities capture the fugitive Lollard Sir John Oldcastle in November, Parliament repeats the condemnation it made in 1413, and he is hanged at London December 14 at age 39 over a fire that burns the gallows (see 1414).
The Laotian king Sam Saen Thai dies at age 61 (approximate) after a peaceful 44-year reign in which he has put the administration and defenses of Lan Xang on a sound footing, work that his successors will complete (see 1479).