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Battle of Nicopolis 1396

Bayezid I destroys a crusading army of Western knights and Hungarians, the last large crusade of the Middle Ages.

Map showing the location of Battle of NicopolisNicopolis
Border map for 1300. See Europe in 1300.

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Key facts

Date1396
TypeBattle
Location43.70° N, 24.90° E
Nearest city on the mapBucharest (about 126 km)
Territory of (map of 1300)Bulgar Khanate

Rulers in 1396

RealmRulerReign
ByzantiumManuel II1391–1425
Franks / HRE / GermanyWenceslaus1378–1400
FranceCharles VI1380–1422
England / UKRichard II1377–1399
Ottomans / TurkeyBayezid I1389–1402

Europe around 1396

YearEventWhere
1397Kalmar Union formedKalmar

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