    __notoc__ year 1397 (mcccxcvii) was a common year starting on monday (link will display the full calendar) of the julian calendar. == events == === january&ndash;december === * february 10 &ndash; john beaufort becomes earl of somerset. * june 6 &ndash; richard whittington is nominated as lord mayor of london for the first time. * july 20 &ndash; queen margaret forms the kalmar union, uniting the three kingdoms of denmark, norway (with iceland and greenland) and sweden (including finland). * september 29 ** john holland, earl of huntingdon is created duke of exeter by his half-brother king richard ii of england. ** thomas holland, 3rd earl of kent, john's brother, is created duke of surrey by king richard. * november 8 &ndash; thomas arundel, accused of high treason by king richard ii of england, is replaced by roger walden as archbishop of canterbury. === date unknown === * the ottomans capture the vidin empire, the only remaining independent bulgarian state. emperor ivan sratsimir of vidin is taken prisoner and later disappears. ** constantine ii becomes emperor of vidin after his father's imprisonment. * richard ii of england attempts to reassert authority over his kingdom by arresting members of a group of powerful barons known as the lords appellant. * temur qutlugh is crowned as the khan of golden horde with the help of general edigu, although edigu continues to hold the real power. * kirillo-belozersky monastery is founded in north-west russia. * sretensky monastery is founded in moscow. * establishment of the universitÃ , a form of local government, in malta. * creation of the first hospital of al-andalus, in granada. * neuhausergasse 4, the brewer of spaten is listed on the register of munich breweries. == births == * february 21 &ndash; isabella of portugal (d. 1471) * may 6 &ndash; sejong the great of joseon, ruler of korea (d. 1450) * june 29 &ndash; king john ii of aragon (d. 1479) * august 10 &ndash; albert ii of germany, holy roman emperor (d. 1439) * november 15 &ndash; pope nicholas v (d. 1455) * date unknown ** chimalpopoca, aztec ruler of tenochtitlÃ¡n (d. 1427) ** tlacaelel, aztec nobleman (d. 1487) ** [[paolo dal pozzo tosca
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