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The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1385–1433
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1395–1423
Bayezid I
Ottoman Empire
1389–1402
Charles VI of France
France
1380–1422
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1391–1425
Margaret I of Denmark
Sweden
1389–1412
Martin of Aragon
Spain
1396–1410
Henry IV of England
England
1399–1413
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1396–1434; 1435–1436; 1436–1439
Robert III of Scotland
Scotland
1390–1406
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Japan (Shogunate)
1369–1395
Yongle Emperor
China
1402–1424
Pope Boniface IX
Papacy
1389–1404
Irene Gattilusio
Rome
1399–1408
Richard II of England
England
1377–1399
Hongwu Emperor
China
1368–1398
James I of Scotland
Scotland
1406–1437
Jianwen Emperor
China
1398–1402
John I of Aragon
Spain
1387–1396
Andronikos V Palaiologos
Rome
1403–1407
Pope Gregory XII
Papacy
1406–1415
Pope Innocent VII
Papacy
1404–1406
Meanwhile in history
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