Alfonso The Magnanimous
Alfonso the Magnanimous (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfonso V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442 until his death. He was involved with struggles to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples with Louis III of Anjou, Joanna II of Naples and their supporters, but ultimately failed and lost Naples in 1424. He recaptured it in 1442 and was crowned king of Naples. He had good relations with his vassal, Stjepan Kosača, and his ally, Skanderbeg, providing assistance in their struggles in the Balkans. He led diplomatic contacts with the Ethiopian Empire and was a prominent political figure of the early Renaissance, being a supporter of literature as well as commissioning several constructions for the Castel Nuovo. Early life Born at Medina del Campo, he was the son of Ferdinand of Trastámara and Eleanor of Alburquerque. Ferdinand was the brother of King Henry III of Castile, and Alfonso was betrot ...
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Knight Of The Golden Fleece
This article contains a list of knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Knights of the Burgundian Golden Fleece 15th Century !Year of Induction!!Name!!Born!!Died!!Notes , - , rowspan=25, 1430, , Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, , 1396, , 1467, , Founder and First Head of the Order , - , Guillaume de Vienne, Seigneur de Saint-George, , 1360, , 1435, ,   , - , Regnier Pot, Seigneur de la Prugne, , ?, , 1432, ,   , - , Jehan, Seigneur de Roubaix, , 1369, , 1449, ,   , - , Roland d'Uutkercke, Seigneur de Hemsrode, , ?, , 1442, ,   , - , Antoine de Vergy, Comte de Dammartin, , ?, , 1439, ,   , - , David de Brimeu, Seigneur de Ligny, , ?, , 1451, ,   , - , Hue de Lannoy, Seigneur de Santes, , 1384, , 1456, ,   , - , Jehan, Seigneur de Comines, , ?, , 1442, ,   , - , Antoine de Toulonjon, , ?, , 1432, , Marshal of Burgundy , - , Pierre de Luxembourg, Comte de Saint-Pol, , 1390, , 1433, ,   , - , Jehan de la Trémoille, Seigneur ...
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