15th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1415 | 13 August | Hundred Years' War (1415-1429): An English army under King Henry V landed in the north of France. |
| 1418 | 30 May | The army of John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, captured Paris. The dauphin, the future Charles VII, fled. |
| 1419 | 20 September | John the Fearless was assassinated by companions of the dauphin. He was succeeded by his son Philip the Good, who would ally himself with the English against the French crown. |
| 1420 | 21 May | The Burgundians compelled Charles VI to sign the Treaty of Troyes, under which the throne was to pass to Henry V. |
| 1422 | 31 August | Henry V died. He was succeeded as King of England by his infant son Henry VI. |
| 21 October | Charles VI died. He was succeeded by his son Charles VII as king of France, a title disputed for Henry VI of England. | |
| 1453 | 17 July | Battle of Castillon: In what is considered the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French inflict a decisive victory on the English army, eventually gaining back all English-held territories of France. |
| 1461 | 22 July | Charles VII died. He was succeeded by his son Louis XI. |
| 1483 | 30 August | Louis XI died. He was succeeded by his son Charles VIII. |
| 1498 | 7 April | Charles VIII died. With no heir, he was succeeded by his father's second cousin, the Duke of Orléans, LouisXII. |
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