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1439 Births
. Year 1439 ( MCDXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 4 – A truce is signed at Breslau between King Albert of Hungary and King Casimir IV of Poland to end the 8-month war between the two kingdoms. * January 9 – A rebellion by peasants in Finland against the Swedish government, led by Anian Daavid, is ended by the Swedish Army after intervention by the Bishop of Turku. After confiscation of some untillable land to compensate other landowners for damages, the peasants are pardoned upon taking an oath never to rise up against the Swedish Crown again. * January 10 – Pope Eugene IV, who had convened the Council of Ferrara a year earlier to fight the reforms of the Council of Basel, orders the transfer of its participants from Ferrara to Florence. * January 17 – As part of Ming China's campaign against the Möng Mao kingdom in south China, General Fang Zheng, commander of 295,000 tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macarius - Miracle Of The Moose - Fresco
Macarius is a Latinization (literature), Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin Beatus (other), ''beatus'' and Felix (name) , ''felix''. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet ''Makarios'' to the gods. In other languages the name has the following forms: *Finnish: the given name Kari (name), Kari or Karri. Derived surname: Mäkäräinen. *Greek: Makarios (Μακάριος) *Armenian: Մակար (Makar) *Italian: Macario (also a family name) *Portuguese: Macário * Spanish Macarena (name) *Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian: Makar (Макар) from Church Slavonic Makariy (Макарій). Derived surnames: Makarov (surname) , Makarov/Makarova, Makarenko, Makarchuk, Makarevich. *Serbian: Makarije (other) , Makarije/Макарије *Romanian: Macarescu (surname) *French: Macaire *Dutch: Karis, Kerris (also a surname) People named Macarius *Macarius of Alexandria, a martyr, saint, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đại Việt Sử Ký Toàn Thư
The ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'' ( vi-hantu, 大越史記全書; ; ''Complete Annals of Đại Việt'') is the official national chronicle of the Đại Việt, that was originally compiled by the royal historian Ngô Sĩ Liên under the order of the Emperor Lê Thánh Tông and was finished in 1479 during the Lê period. The 15-volume book covered the period from Hồng Bàng dynasty to the coronation of Lê Thái Tổ, the first emperor of the Lê dynasty in 1428. In compiling his work, Ngô Sĩ Liên based on two principal historical sources which were '' Đại Việt sử ký'' by Lê Văn Hưu and ''Đại Việt sử ký tục biên'' by Phan Phu Tiên. After its publication, ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'' was continually supplemented by other historians of the royal court such as Vũ Quỳnh and Phạm Công Trứ. Today the most popular version of ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'' is the ''Nội các quan bản'' edition which was completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngô Sĩ Liên
Ngô Sĩ Liên (吳士連) was a Vietnamese historian of the Lê dynasty. Biography Ngô Sĩ Liên was the main compiler of the '' Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', a chronicle of the history of Vietnam and a historical record of an Annamese dynasty. Ngô based information for his historical book from collections of myths and legends such as '' Lĩnh Nam chích quái'' or '' Việt điện u linh tập''. The exact dates of Ngô Sĩ Liên's birth and death are unknown but it was said that he was born in the Đan Sĩ village, Hà Đông, Hanoi. In his youth, Ngô Sĩ Liên participated in the Lam Sơn uprising of Lê Lợi that led to the retreat of the Ming dynasty and the foundation of the Lê dynasty in Vietnam. In the 1442 imperial examination under the rule of Lê Thái Tông, Ngô Sĩ Liên gained the title Doctorate (''Tiến sĩ'') and thus became an official in the royal court of three successive emperors Lê Thái Tông (1434–1442), Lê Nhân Tông (1442–1459 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lê Dynasty
The Lê dynasty, also known in historiography as the Later Lê dynasty (, chữ Hán: 朝後黎, chữ Nôm: 茹後黎), officially Đại Việt (; Chữ Hán: 大越), was the longest-ruling List of Vietnamese dynasties, Vietnamese dynasty, having ruled from 1428 to 1789, with an interregnum between 1527 and 1533. The Lê dynasty is divided into two historical periods: the Initial Lê dynasty (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: triều Lê sơ, chữ Hán: 朝黎初, or Vietnamese: nhà Lê sơ, chữ Nôm: 茹黎初; 1428–1527) before the usurpation by the Mạc dynasty, in which emperors ruled in their own right, and the Revival Lê dynasty (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: triều Lê Trung hưng, chữ Hán: 朝黎中興, or Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: nhà Lê trung hưng, chữ Nôm: 茹黎中興; 1533–1789), in which emperors were figures reigned under the auspices of the powerful Trịnh lords, Trịnh family. The Revival Lê dynasty was marked by two lengthy civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lê Thái Tông
Lê Thái Tông (黎太宗 22 December 1423 – 28 August 1442), birth name Lê Nguyên Long (黎元龍), was the second king of the Later Lê dynasty from 1433 until his early death nine years later. __TOC__ Biography Lê Thái Tông was the second son of Lê Lợi. Although his mother died when he was at a young age, he was considered as bright and capable as his father was. When Lê Lợi became sick in 1433, he summoned his closest advisors (Lê Sát, Trịnh Khả, Pham Van Sao, Nguyễn Trãi, Tran Nguyen Han, and Le Ngan) to name Lê Thái Tông as his heir to the throne. At the time Lê Thái Tông was only ten years old. Upon Lê Lợi's death, Lê Sát assumed the regency of Vietnam. Lê Sát ruled Vietnam more for himself than for the young king. He eliminated many of his rivals by various means and tried to further solidify his power base within the government. Lê Thái Tông became increasingly unhappy with his regent's actions and sought support from rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. History January (in Latin, ''Ianuarius'') is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totaling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC, FRSE (15 September 1779 – 23 June 1861) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician, lawyer and man of letters. Background and education The second son of the Reverend George Campbell, D.D., and Magdalene Hallyburton, he was born a son of the manse at Cupar, Fife, Scotland, where his father was for fifty years parish minister. For seven years, from the age of 11, Campbell studied at the United College, St Andrews. When he was 18, he was offered the opportunity to leave home and see something of the world by becoming tutor to James Wedderburn-Webster. The family lived in Clapham, just south of London, with a summer house at Shenley, Hertfordshire. His employer was David Webster, London merchant of a Sugar plantations in the Caribbean, sugar trading house, with family connections through the Wedderburn baronets to the Slavery in the British and French Caribbean, slave plantations of Jamaica. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Chief Justice Of England And Wales
The Lord or Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary of England and Wales and the president of the courts of England and Wales. Until 2005 the lord chief justice was the second-most senior judge of the English and Welsh courts, surpassed by the lord chancellor, who normally sat in the highest court. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 changed the roles of judges, creating the position of President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and altering the duties of the lord chief justice and the lord chancellor. The lord chief justice ordinarily serves as president of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Court of Appeal and head of criminal justice, meaning its technical processes within the legal domain, but under the 2005 Act can appoint another judge to these positions. The lord chancellor became a purely executive office, with no judicial role. The equivalent in Scotland is the Lord President of the Court of Session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Juyn
Sir John Juyn (died 24 March 1440), SL, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1439–40). Origins He was the son of John Juhyne (d. 1390), a wool merchant from Bristol, by his wife, Margery (maiden name unknown). Career Following the death of his father in 1390, Juyn inherited his estates in Bristol, Bedminster and Knowle. His father's contacts with the Bristolian merchant community helped with his career; between 1422 and 1438, he served as Recorder of Bristol, and also acted as a feoffee for many of the city's leading merchants. His first appearance in surviving records was in 1407, as a mainpernor for a group of Bristolian merchants sued for debt by the City of London. He was appointed a serjeant-at-law in 1415, but avoided taking-up this position and its financial burden until 1418. Between 1416 and 1422, he served as legal counsel for the Duchy of Lancaster, settling the matter of the Bohun estate, dividing it between King Henry V and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 20
Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. *1156 – Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry (bishop of Finland), Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Köyliönjärvi, Lake Köyliö. *1265 – The Simon de Montfort's Parliament, first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". *1320 – Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes History of Poland during the Piast dynasty#Late Piast dynasty and reunification, king of Poland. *1356 – Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the List of Scottish monarchs#House of Balliol (1292–96), Scottish throne to Edward III of England, Edward III in exchange for an English pension. *1401 – The Taula de canvi de Barcelona, Taula de canvi (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank, began operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Möng Mao
Möng Mao Lông, commonly known as Möng Mao; Also rendered into English as the Möng Mao kingdom, Maw Shan kingdom, or Mäng Maaw. or Luchuan ( 麓川) in Chinese sources, was a Tai dynastic regime which held sway over the frontier regions of modern-day Myanmar, China and India from the 14th–15th centuries. It grew out of a small principality, centered on the Nam Mao (Ruili) river basin, which had previously been a vassal state of the Yuan dynasty. Names Möng Mao Lông (; ) is a Tai Nuea and Shan language name, which means "Great Muang Mao". The " Möng" means country or place. The "Mao" (ᥛᥣᥝᥰ) was evolved from "dizzy" (ᥛᥝᥰ), it is because the mother of legendary king Chao U Ting felt dizzy when she was brought to the sky by a bird. The name "Möng Mao" is still used nowadays, as the official Tai Nuea name of Ruili City (ᥝᥥᥒᥰ ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥣᥝᥰ). Alternatively, "Mao" derives from the Shan name of the Nam Mao ( Ruili River). Mong Mao also adop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
