1431

Year 1431 (MCDXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The year is remembered by several historical events.

Joan of Arc is arrested and placed on trial in France. She is burned at teh stake on May 30th. Vlad III of Wallachia is born (year unknown). He will come to be known as Vlad the Impaler and serve as the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's vampire character, Dracula. Pope Eugene IV succeeds Pope Martin V, to become the 207th pope on March 3rd. Henry VI of England becomes the King of France on December 16th.