Explore 65 historical events from 1340–1349.
The Bavand dynasty, or simply the Bavandids, was an Iranian dynasty that ruled in parts of Tabaristan in what is now northern Iran from 651 until 1349, alternating between outright…
The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, also known as Dušan the Mighty, was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians from 16 April 1346 unt…
Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the Balkans
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by King Edward III in 1348. The most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, it is outranked in…
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St
Levi ben Gershon, better known by his Graecized name as Gersonides, or by his Latinized name Magister Leo Hebraeus, or in Hebrew by the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG, was…
Gersonides, French Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician, and astronomer (born 1288)
The Latin Church is the largest autonomous particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church i…
A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military…
The first knights of the Order of the Garter, an order of chivalry founded by King Edward III of England, were appointed
John III the Good was Duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death and 5th Earl of Richmond from 1334 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, and his first wife Ma…
John III, duke of Brittany (born 1286)
Dušan's Code is a compilation of several legal systems that was enacted by Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1349. It drew upon Roman law, Byzantine law, as well as elements of cus…
Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty
Saint George's Night Uprising in 1343–1345 was an unsuccessful attempt by the indigenous Estonian population in the Duchy of Estonia, the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek, and the insular te…
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The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Byzantine Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized …
Marriage of Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos and Helena Kantakouzene
The Bavand dynasty, or simply the Bavandids, was an Iranian dynasty that ruled in parts of Tabaristan in what is now northern Iran from 651 until 1349, alternating between outright…
The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II
Dušan's Code is a compilation of several legal systems that was enacted by Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1349. It drew upon Roman law, Byzantine law, as well as elements of cus…
Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty
Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in the Rhine-Main…
Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell, English baron, belonged to a Lincolnshire family which had lands also in Cumberland, being the son of John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell,…
Thomas Wake, English politician (born 1297)
Günther XXI von Schwarzburg, disputed King of Germany, was a descendant of the counts of Schwarzburg.
Günther von Schwarzburg, German king (born 1304)
Thomas Bradwardine was an English cleric, scholar, mathematician, physicist, courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury. As a celebrated scholastic philosopher and doctor…
Thomas Bradwardine, English archbishop, mathematician, and physicist (born 1290)
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by King Edward III in 1348. The most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, it is outranked in…
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St
Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first…
Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti was an Italian painter of the Sienese school. He was active from approximately 1317 to 1348. He painted The Allegory of Good and Bad Government in the Sala dei …
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Sienese painter (born 1290)
Joan of England was a daughter of Edward III and his wife, Philippa of Hainault. She died in the Black Death that struck Europe in 1348.
Joan, English princess
Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke was an English nobleman and held the titles 1st Earl of Pembroke, Baron Abergavenny and Baron Hastings under Edward II of England and Edw…
Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (born 1319)
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Vi…
Juan Manuel, Spanish prince (born 1282)
John de Stratford was Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Winchester, Treasurer and Chancellor of England.
John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military…
The first knights of the Order of the Garter, an order of chivalry founded by King Edward III of England, were appointed
Margaret of Durazzo was Queen of Naples and Hungary and Princess of Achaea as the spouse of Charles III of Naples. She was regent of Naples from 1386 until 1393 during the minority…
Margaret of Durazzo, Queen of Naples and Hungary (died 1412)
John D'arcy, 1st Baron D'arcy de Knayth was an English peer. He was created 1st Baron Darcy in 1317.
John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth, English peer (born 1290)
Bartholomew of San Concordio was an Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters. He was the author of the Summa de casibus conscientiae (1338) and of the Ammaestramenti degli ant…
Bartholomew of San Concordio, Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters (born 1260)
John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene was a Byzantine Greek emperor and nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for…
Coronation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor by patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople at the Church of St
The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Byzantine Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized …
Marriage of Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos and Helena Kantakouzene
Calais is a French major port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper i…
The city of Calais surrenders after a protracted siege to the English following the English defeat of a French relief…
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duc…
Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the…
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, also known as Dušan the Mighty, was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians from 16 April 1346 unt…
Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the Balkans
Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House …
Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.
Jaume Ferrer was a Majorcan sailor and explorer. He sailed from Majorca on 10 August 1346 to find the legendary "River of Gold," but the outcome of his quest and his fate are unkno…
Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.