1385
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1350s 1360s 1370s – 1380s – 1390s 1400s 1410s |
| Years: | 1382 1383 1384 – 1385 – 1386 1387 1388 |
| 1385 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1385 MCCCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2138 |
| Armenian calendar | 834 ԹՎ ՊԼԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -459 – -458 |
| Berber calendar | 2335 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1929 |
| Burmese calendar | 747 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6893 – 6894 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲子年十一月二十日 (4021/4081-11-20) — to —
乙丑年十一月廿九日(4022/4082-11-29) |
| Coptic calendar | 1101 – 1102 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1377 – 1378 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5145 – 5146 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1440 – 1441 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1307 – 1308 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4486 – 4487 |
| Holocene calendar | 11385 |
| Iranian calendar | 763 – 764 |
| Islamic calendar | 786 – 787 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3718 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1928 |
Year 1385 (MCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
- July 17—Charles VI of France marries Isabeau of Bavaria
- August 14—Battle of Aljubarrota: John of Aviz defeats John I of Castile in the decisive battle of the 1383-1385 Crisis. John of Aviz is crowned King John I of Portugal, ending Queen Beatrice's rule, and Portugal's independence from Castile is secured.
- August 14—The Union of Krewo establishes the Jagiellonian dynasty in Poland and Lithuania through the proposed marriage of Queen Jadwiga of Poland and Grand Duke Jagiello of Lithuania, and sees the acceptance of Roman Catholicism by the Lithuanian elite.
- 18 September—Battle of Savra: Serbian forces under Balša II and Ivaniš Mrnjavčević are defeated by Ottoman commander Hayreddin Pasha near Berat.
- October 15—The Battle of Valverde is fought between the armies of Portugal and Castile.
- The marriage of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Straubing is celebrated with France's first court ball.
- A group of Hungarian nobels help Charles III of Naples to overthrow Queen Mary as ruler of Hungary and Croatia.
- Scotland resists a small invasion force from England lead by Richard II.
- Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde conquers parts the Jalayirid Empire in western Persia, causing a rift between himself and Timur of the Timurid Empire, who had also wanted to conquer Persia.
- Olav IV of Norway is elected as King of Sweden, in opposition to the unpopular King Albert.
- Construction of:
- Castello Estense in Ferrara (present-day Italy)
- Bodiam Castle (East Sussex, England)
- The Hongwu Emperor of China's Ming Dynasty relents after eighteen tribute missions over the previous eight years and agrees to invest King U of Goryeo.
[edit] Births
- Edmund de Langley, 1st duke of York(d.1402)
- June 23 – Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (d. 1459)
- Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter (approximate date; d. 1441)
- John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel (d. 1421)
- John I of Alençon (d. 1415)
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Somerset (d. 1429)
[edit] Deaths
- June 28 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos, co-ruler of the Byzantine Empire
- August 7 – Joan of Kent, Dowager Princess of Wales, widow of Edward, the Black Prince (b. 1328)
- September 18 – Balša II, ruler of Zeta
- October 15 – Dionysius I, Metropolitan of Moscow
- December 19 – Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan (b. 1319)
- date unknown – Xu Da, Chinese military leader (b. 1332)
