Editing 1428 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 4]] &ndash; [[Frederick II, Elector of Saxony|Friedrich II of the House of Wettin]], nicknamed "Friedrich, der Sanftmütige" ("Frederick the Gentle") becomes the new [[List of rulers of Saxony|Elector of Saxony]] at the age of 15, upon the death of his father "[[Frederick I, Elector of Saxony|Frederick the Warlike]]".<ref>"Frederick II., Elector of Saxony", ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Vol. 11 (11th ed.), ed. by Hugh Chisholm, Hugh, (Cambridge University Pressk, 1911) p.60.</ref>
* [[February 2]] &ndash; The [[1428 Catalonia earthquake|Catalonia earthquake]] takes place in the Catalonian region of Spain during [[Candlemas]], estimated later at 6.5 magnitude, with extreme damage to the city of [[Roussillon]] and to the village of [[Queralbs]].<ref>{{citation|first1=E.|last1=Banda|first2=A. M.|last2=Correig|year=1984|title=The Catalan earthquake of February 2, 1428|journal=Engineering Geology|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|volume=20|issue=1–2|pages=89–97|doi=10.1016/0013-7952(84)90045-0|bibcode=1984EngGe..20...89B |language=en}}</ref> The quake collapses a church in [[Puigcerdà]], killing more than 100 people, and 1,000 overall.<ref>Carmen Olivera, et al., ''[http://www.igc.cat/web/files/IGC_2006_sismologia_segles.pdf Els terratrèmols dels segles XIV i XV a Catalunya]'' (The Earthquakes of the 14th and 14th century in Catalonia), (Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, 2006) {{ISBN|84-393-6961-1}}</ref> 
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Emperor Yingzong of Ming|Zhu Qizhen]], son of China's Emperor [[Xuande Emperor|Xuanzong of Ming]], is named as the Crown Prince of Ming dynasty China by his father.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goodrich |first=L. Carington |author-link=Luther Carrington Goodrich |title=Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 |last2=Fang |first2=Chaoying |author-link2=Fang Chao-ying |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=1976 |isbn=0-231-03801-1 |location=New York|page=289}}</ref> He will become the [[Emperor Yingzong of Ming]] in 1435.
* [[March 25]] &ndash; 
**China's Emperor [[Xuande Emperor|Xuanzong of Ming]] directs Admiral [[Zheng He]] to oversee the rebuilding of the [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Dreyer | first=Edward L. |title=Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433 |year=2007 |publisher=Pearson Longman |location=New York |isbn=9780321084439 |author-link=Edward L. Dreyer |page= 142}}.</ref> The construction of the temple was completed in 1431.<ref>{{cite book | last=Dreyer | first=Edward L. | title=Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433 | year=2007 | publisher=Pearson Longman | location=New York | isbn=9780321084439 | author-link=Edward L. Dreyer | pages= 135 & 144}}.</ref>
**The Fifth Parliament of King Henry VI of England closes its session, as the King grants [[royal assent]] to the Commissioners of Sewers Act 1427, the Wages of Artificers Act granting the justices of peace power to "assign the wages of artificers and workmen by proclamation", and the Assizes Act and the Exigent on Indictment Act which both set statutes of limitation on certain proceedings.  
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Casimir V, Duke of Pomerania]] becomes the sole ruler of Pomerania-Stettin in Germany upon the death of his brother, [[Otto II, Duke of Pomerania|Otto II]], after the two had ruled jointly since 1413.<ref>"Otto II. und Casimir VI." in ''[[Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]]'' Vol. 25, ed. by Gottfried von Bülow (Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1887) pp. 785–787</ref>