Year 1438 (MCDXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1438 January 1 – Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Hungary. March 18 – Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany. July 7 – Charles VII of France issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, giving the French church control over the appointment of bishops and depriving the Pope of French ecclesiastical revenues. Eric of Pomerania, King of S… (More on 1438)