Explore 65 historical events from 1340–1349.
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: At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
Margaret of England was a royal princess born in Windsor, the daughter of King Edward III of England and his consort, Philippa of Hainault. She was also known as Margaret of Windso…
Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of King Edward III of England (died 1361)
Charles II, called the Magnanimous was Count of Alençon and Count of Perche (1325–1346), as well as Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336) as husband of Joan of Joigny.
Charles II, Count of Alençon (born 1297)
Louis I was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.
Louis I, Count of Flanders (born 1304)
Louis II of Châtillon, also known as Louis I of Blois-Châtillon, was count of Blois, count of Dunois, and jure uxoris count of Soissons from 1342 until his death at the Battle of …
Louis II, Count of Blois
Rudolph, called the Valiant, was the Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine and Elisabeth of Austria, the daughter …
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (born 1320)
John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg, was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having…
John of Bohemia (born 1296)
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: At the Battle of Crécy, English forces established the military supremacy of English longbows over…
The megas doux was one of the highest positions in the hierarchy of the later Byzantine Empire, denoting the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy. It is sometimes also given in…
The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners
Alexios Apokaukos, also Latinized as Alexius Apocaucus, was a chief minister and head of the navy in the Byzantine Empire, during the reigns of emperors Andronikos III Palaiologos …
Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire
Momchil was a 14th-century Bulgarian brigand and local ruler. Initially a member of a bandit gang in the borderlands of Bulgaria, Byzantium and Serbia, Momchil was recruited by the…
Momchil, Bulgarian brigand and ruler
Jacob van Artevelde, sometimes written in English as James van Artevelde, also known as The Wise Man and the Brewer of Ghent, was a Flemish statesman and political leader.
Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (born 1290)
Sancia of Majorca, also known as Sancha, was Queen of Naples from 1309 until 1343 as the wife of Robert the Wise. She served as regent of Naples during the minority of her stepgran…
Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (born c. 1285)
As-Salih Imad ad-Din Abu'l Fida Isma'il, better known as as-Salih Isma'il, was the Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt between June 1342 and August 1345. He was the fourth son of an-Nasir…
As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt (born 1326)
The megas doux was one of the highest positions in the hierarchy of the later Byzantine Empire, denoting the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy. It is sometimes also given in…
Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the
Constantine II, , born Guy de Lusignan, was elected the first Latin King of Armenian Cilicia of the Poitiers-Lusignan dynasty, ruling from 1342 until his death in 1344.
Constantine II, King of Armenia
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)
Joan of Savoy, was Duchess consort of Brittany by marriage to John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was the claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father in 1329 until 13…
Joan of Savoy, duchess consort of Brittany, throne claimant of Savoy (born 1310)
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
Ulrich III was Count of Württemberg from 1325 until his death in 1344.
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (born c. 1286)
Al-Nasir Shihab ad-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun, better known as al-Nasir Ahmad, was the Turkic Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt, ruling from January to June 1342. A son of Sulta…
An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (born 1316)
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…
St
Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois, was Queen of Navarre by marriage to Charles II of Navarre. She was the daughter of John II of France, and Bonne of Luxembour…
Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (died 1373)
Aymon, Count of Savoy (1291–1343), also known as Aymon the Peaceful, was a nobleman who ruled the County of Savoy from 1329 until his death in 1343. He was a member of the House of…
Aimone, Count of Savoy (born 1291)