Timeline May 1410

Events in May 1410 3

• 1352 – 1410 Rupert of Germany (1352-1410) Died 18 May 1410, aged 58 Elector Palatine and King of the Romans, Rupert was chosen by a faction of electors in 1400 to replace the deposed Wenceslaus but never secured full control of the Empire or an imperial coronation in Rome. His reign was marked by financial difficulty and failed campaigns in Italy. His death triggered a disputed election for his successor.
• 1356 – 1410 Martin I of Aragon (1356-1410) Died 31 May 1410, aged 53 King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Sicily, and Count of Barcelona, Martin I died without a surviving legitimate heir. His death opened a succession crisis in the Crown of Aragon that was eventually settled by the Compromise of Caspe. He was the last ruler of the House of Barcelona to hold the Aragonese throne.
• 1410 Election of Pope John XXIII Papal Schism deepens as a third line of claimants emerges After Pisan antipope Alexander V died in Bologna, the cardinals who had elected him chose Baldassarre Cossa as his successor, who took the name John XXIII. This perpetuated the three-way Papal Schism alongside the rival popes in Rome and Avignon. The schism would not be resolved until the Council of Constance several years later.