Necrology 1442
This is a list of famous people who died in 1442 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4th | Bernhard Witte | German Cistercian and abbot of Doberan Monastery | ||
| February 23 | Johannes von Gmunden | Austrian humanist, mathematician and astronomer | ||
| February | Al-Maqrīzī | Arab historian and writer |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8th | Johann Crispin | Lübeck councilor | ||
| April 22 | Roland von Uutkercke | Herr von Hemstede, Hogenbrouck, Heestert and Hemsrode | ||
| April 29 | Christer Nilsson | Reichsrat, knight, governor in Viborg, Drost, Reichshauptmann |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3rd | Engelbert I. | Count of Nassau-Dillenburg |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th of July | Colart de Brimeu | Burgundian military |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th August | Johann VI. | Duke of Brittany (1399–1442) | 52 | |
| August | Hugo-Lancelot of Lusignan | Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30. September | Georg Muestinger | Augustinian, diplomat and astronomer |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13th | Dietrich Zukow | German lawyer, university professor and syndic of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck | ||
| October 18 | John of Portugal | Duke of Aveiro | 42 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11th | Reinold von Urslingen | German nobleman | ||
| November 13th | Elisabeth of Bavaria | Princess of Bavaria-Landshut, Electress of Brandenburg by marriage | ||
| 14th November | Jolanthe of Aragon | Duchess of Anjou, advisor to King Charles VII of France |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18th | Pierre Cauchon | chaired the ecclesiastical court of justice in the Inquisition trial against the French national heroine Joan of Arc | ||
| 19. December | Elisabeth of Luxembourg | Daughter of Emperor Sigismund and his wife Barbara von Cilli | 33 | |
| December 28th | Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Electress of Saxony |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rinaldo degli Albizzi | Member of the Albizzi patrician family | |||
| Martin Bertolf | German aldermen and mayor of the Free Imperial City of Aachen | |||
| Nguyễn Trãi | Vietnamese Confucian scholar, politician, strategist, and poet |