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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.
Henry V of England
England
1413–1422
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Japan (Shogunate)
1395–1423
John I of Portugal
Portugal
1385–1433
Charles VI of France
France
1380–1422
Yongle Emperor
China
1402–1424
Manuel II Palaiologos
Rome
1391–1425
James I of Scotland
Scotland
1406–1437
Emperor Shōkō
Japan
1412–1428
Erik of Pomerania
Sweden
1396–1434; 1435–1436; 1436–1439
Alfonso V of Aragon
Spain
1416–1458
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Spain
1412–1416
Pope Martin V
Papacy
1417–1431
Pope Gregory XII
Papacy
1406–1415
Anna of Moscow
Rome
1416–1417
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