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Events in August 1424 5
1360 – 1424Yongle Emperor (1360-1424)Died 12 August 1424, aged 64Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor, was the third emperor of China's Ming dynasty, who moved the capital to Beijing and commissioned the Forbidden City. His reign sponsored Zheng He's great maritime expeditions and the compilation of the vast Yongle Encyclopedia. He died on 12 August 1424 while returning from a military campaign against the Mongols and was succeeded by his son, the Hongxi Emperor.
1372 – 1424Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1372-1424)Died 17 August 1424, aged 52Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, was a Scottish magnate who led Scottish forces supporting France in the Hundred Years' War. Charles VII of France created him Duke of Touraine in reward for his service. He was killed at the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424.
1381 – 1424John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (1381-1424)Died 17 August 1424, aged 43John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a Scottish nobleman and son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. He served as Constable of France in command of Scottish troops aiding Charles VII against England. He was killed alongside the Earl of Douglas at the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424.
1424Zheng He loses his patron as the Yongle Emperor diesThe voyages are suspended under the Hongxi EmperorThe Yongle Emperor died while on campaign, and his successor curtailed the costly maritime expeditions. Zheng He's central role in court policy diminished.
1424Battle of VerneuilEnglish forces rout a Franco-Scottish army in NormandyOn 17 August 1424, an English army under the Duke of Bedford defeated a combined French and Scottish force near Verneuil-sur-Avre. The battle devastated the Scottish contingent fighting for France, killing the Earl of Buchan and the Earl of Douglas. It was the bloodiest engagement of the Hundred Years' War since Agincourt and temporarily secured English control of Normandy.