In the year 1397:
Those who ruled:
- Albert, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Holland and Hainaut, from 1347 to 1404
- Barquq, Sultan of Egypt, from 1390 to 1399
- Beyazid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402
- Pope Boniface IX, Bishop of Rome, from 1389 to 1404
- Charles VI, King of France, from 1380 to 1422
- Go-Komatsu, Emperor of Japan, from 1392 to 1412
- Henry III, House of Trastamara, King of Castile and Leon, from 1390 to 1406
- Hongwu, Emperor of China, Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1398
- John V, Duke of Brittany, from 1345 to 1399
- Ladislas of Naples, King of Naples, King of Jerusalem, King of Sicily, King of Hungary, from 1386 to 1414
- Louis, Lord of Monaco, House of Grimaldi, from 1395 to 1402
- Manuel II, Byzantine Empire, from 1391 to 1425
- Martin I, King of Aragon and Valencia, Count of Barcelona, House of Barcelona, from 1396 to 1410
- Richard II, King of England, from 1377 to 1399
- Taejo, King of Korea, Joseon Dynasty, from 1392 to 1398
- Vladislav II, King of Poland, Jagiellon Dynasty, from 1386 to 1434
- Wenceslaus, House of Luxembourg, King of the Romans, from 1378 to 1400
Those who were born:
- Blanche of Brittany
- Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, astronomer and mathematician
- Paolo Uccello, painter
- Louis, Duke of Guyenne, January 22
- Sejong, The Great, Ruler of Korea, Joseon Dynasty, May 6
- Juan II, King of Aragon, June 29
- Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor, August 10
- Pope Nicholas V, Bishop of Rome, November 15
Those who died:
- January 11, Skirgiello, Grand Prince of Lithuania
- February 19, Enguerrand VII de Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford (born in 1340)
- June 3, William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (born in 1328)
- June 16, Philip of Artois, Count of Eu (born in 1358)
- September 2, Francesco Landini
- September 15, Adam, Cardinal Easton
- September 21, Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (born in 1346)
- Pedro IV (born in 1319)
1396 - 1397 - 1398
14th century
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