1400 : Death of Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet 1404 : University of Turin is founded 1406 : Florence conquers Pisa 1407 : Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, is founded in Genoa 1409 : 1409 University of Leipzig is founded 1415 : 1415Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian preacher and follower of Wycliffe, is burned at the stake in Constance as 1409 : 1409 University of Leipzig is founded 1400 : Death of Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet 1415 : 1415Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian preacher and follower of Wycliffe, is burned at the stake in Constance as