♂ Sir John Burgh

1414 - 1471

 

Lord of Mawddwy and Wattlesborough

Sir John Burgh
Parents
Sir Hugh de Burgh
Sir Hugh de Burgh
???? - 1430
Spouse
Jane Clopton
Jane Clopton
1405 - 1471
Children
Anchoretta Burgh
Anchoretta Burgh
???? - 1471
 

Timeline

1414

1414 Ernest, Duke of Austria (head of the Leopoldian line of the House of Habsburg) is the last duke to be enthroned in the Duchy of Carinthia according to the ancient Carantanian ritual of installing dukes at the Prince's Stone; he adopts the title of Archduke.

1471


Age: 57y
1471 • Portuguese sailors reach Mina de Ouro on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) and explore Cape St. Catherine, two degrees south of the equator. Mina de Ouro becomes the chief center for the gold trade and a major source of revenue for the crown.

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