Sep. 2nd, 2010

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No so much "Spain" as the kingdom of Aragon, which is the upper right-hand corner of modern Spain. If you can add some dates for conflicts, music, food or dance, I would be very grateful.

Arnaldus de Villa Nova (b.1235 Valencia –1311)  writes  Liber de Vinis which goes thorugh and amazing number of translations

1330 -- The Book of Good Love (poetry, stories), written by Juan Ruiz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Good_Love

1350  -- The Book of Sent Sovi (cookbook) composed around the middle of the fourteenth century

1395 -- Le Menagier de Paris is writing his household/cookery book in Paris.

1412-- King Ferdinand I "the honest" of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque stepped up in 1412,. He was the first in the House of Trastámara, 1412–1516

1414-1435 Joanna I Queen of Naples

1415 – Death of Pope Gregory XII (1406-15) In life he had been opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417), Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), and Pietro Philarghi ("Alexander V") (1409-1410)

1416 -- King Ferdinand I of Aragon dies in 1416, succeeded by son, Alfonso V the Magnanimous. King's widow Eleanor, who was then 42 years old, retired to Medina del Campo.

1416 -- Alfonso V the Magnanimous (1396-1458) step up as king of Aragon, Sicily and Naples.
Alfonso has a wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_V_of_Aragon which notes that there was a "court of the mistress" by Alfonso's long time lover, Lucrezia d'Alagno,

1417 – Pope  Martin V (1417-31) steps up as pope. Birth name, Oddone Colonna  (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09725a.htm)

1420 -- Chiquart writes 'On Cookery' (french, or Savoyard)

1420 -- Joanna I of Naples (now married to James de la Marche who has been exiled for being a pinhead) is attacked by Louis III of Anjou, Martin V, Sforza; defended by Caracciolo with the assistance of Alfonso of Aragon and the condottiere Braccio da Montone

1420-1425, Enrique de Aragón (1384 – 1434), marquess of Villena and cousin to King Ferdinand I is writing Arte Cisoria

1431 – Eugene IV (1431-47) steps up as Pope. Opposed by Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), antipope (1439-1449) Birth name Gabriello Condulmaro of Venice

1433  Joanna I of Naples adopts Alfonso of Aragon as her heir, for the second time. The first time, the adoption was "annuled" at the urging of the queen favorite, Sergianni Caracciolo.

1435-42 --- Alfonso I of Aragon, the Magnanimous is in conflict with the forces of René of Anjou

1442 Alfonso occupies the city of Naples; arranges for his illegitimate son Ferrante to succeed him there (while his brother John succeeds in Aragon and Sicily); Pope Eugenius IV comes to terms (1443)

1440-1145-ish? -- Alfonso V the Magnanimous had to spend some time fighting against the royalist party led by the *special* favorite of King John II of Castile,  Álvaro de Luna. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_de_Luna)

Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450-1517) composer of La Spanga and Fortuna Desperada

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