King Richard II of England (d. 1400)

Richard was born on 6 January 1367 in Bordeaux. Froissart called him Richard of Bordeaux after his place of birth. He was the second son of Edward, the Black Prince, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, and Joan of Kent. After the death of his elder brother Edward in 1372, and of his father, in 1376, Richard was created prince of Wales, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester on 20 November 1376. He succeeded to his grandfather, King Edward III the following year, and became king on 22 June 1377. He reigned as king of England until 1399, when he was forced to abdicate by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke. Richard married his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, on 14 January 1382. In 1396, two years after the death of his first wife, he married Isabella, daughter of the French king, Charles VI.

Anne of Bohemia

Anne, daughter of Charles IV of Bohemia, was married to Richard II in 1382. She died at Sheen in 1394.

Simon Burley

Sir Simon Burley (? - executed in 1388), tutor, chamberlain and favourite of Richard II who also had great influence on the king; he was executed by the order of the Merciless Parliament in 1388.

King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (d. 1419)

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361 - 1419), king of Bohemia. He was crowned king of the Romans in 1378 and deposed in 1400.

Brussels

Brussels, Belgium.

Leuven

Leuven (Fr. Louvain), Flemish Brabant, Belgium.

Cologne

Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany.