Explore 55 historical events from 1360–1369.
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: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cochere
The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the dyn…
Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic styl…
Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege
The Lithuanian Crusade was a series of campaigns by the Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order under the pretext of forcibly Christianizing the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The L…
Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle, which was defende
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as …
Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good)
Louis the Roman was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of …
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
Simon Islip was an English prelate. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury between 1349 and 1366.
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
Louis I of Naples, also known as Louis of Taranto, was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou who reigned as King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, and Prince of Taran…
Louis I, king of Naples (born 1320)
Agnes of Austria was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Andrew III of Hungary.
Agnes of Austria (born 1281)
Maria of Calabria, Countess of Alba, was a Neapolitan princess of the Capetian House of Anjou whose descendants inherited the crown of Naples following the death of her older siste…
Maria of Calabria, Empress of Constantinople (born 1329)
Philippa of Hainault was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War.
Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England (born 1314)
Margaret, nicknamed Maultasch, was the last Countess of Tyrol from the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner), and an unsuccessful claimant to the Duchy of Carinthia. Upon her death, Tyro…
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (born 1318)
Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo, better known as Orcagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect active in Florence. He worked as a consultant at the Florence Cathedral and s…
Andrea Orcagna, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect
Blanche of Lancaster was a member of the English-French royal House of Lancaster and the daughter of the kingdom's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of…
Blanche of Lancaster (born 1345/1347)
Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence was an English prince, Earl of Ulster jure uxoris from 1347, Duke of Clarence from 1362, Guardian of England in 1345–46, Lord Lieutenant of Irel…
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician (born 1338)
Mingyi Swa Saw Ke, also called Bǔ Là Làng (卜剌浪)., in Ming History, was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time…
Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava
Pope Urban V was head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death on 19 December 1370. He was a member of the Order of Saint Benedict and the only Avignon pope to…
Pope Urban V enters Rome, the first pope to do so in more than fifty years since the begin of the Avignon Papacy.
Taejong, personal name Yi Pangwŏn, was the third monarch of Joseon and the father of Sejong the Great. The fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty, he was himself a maj…
Taejong of Joseon, third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea (died 1422)
Jakushitsu Genkō was a Japanese Rinzai master, poet, flute player, and first abbot of Eigen-ji. His poetry is considered to be among the finest of Zen poetry. He traveled to China…
Jakushitsu Genkō, Japanese poet (born 1290)
Mingyi Swa Saw Ke, also called Bǔ Là Làng (卜剌浪)., in Ming History, was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time…
Swa Saw Ke was crowned the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar.
Mingyi Swa Saw Ke, also called Bǔ Là Làng (卜剌浪)., in Ming History, was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time…
Swa Saw Ke became the ruler of the Kingdom of Ava in Upper Myanmar.
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz more commonly Gil de Albornoz ; c. 1295/1310 – 23 August 1367), was a Spanish curial cardinal, archbishop of Toledo from 13 May 1338 to 17 December…
Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Spanish cardinal (born 1310)
Jean II Le Maingre, also known as Boucicaut, was a French knight and military leader. Renowned for his military skill and embodiment of chivalry, he was made a Marshal of France.
Jean Le Maingre, marshal of France (died 1421)
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having s…
The Byzantine Empire retakes Gallipoli with the help of the Savoyard Crusade.
Simon Islip was an English prelate. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury between 1349 and 1366.
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
Maria of Calabria, Countess of Alba, was a Neapolitan princess of the Capetian House of Anjou whose descendants inherited the crown of Naples following the death of her older siste…
Maria of Calabria, Empress of Constantinople (born 1329)
Abu Bakr Jamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ṭāhir ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Khaṭīb ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ibn Nubāta, …
Ibn Nubata, Arab poet (born 1287)
Petrus Torkilsson was Bishop of Linköping, 1342–1351 and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1351–1366.
Petrus Torkilsson, Archbishop of Uppsala
Louis the Roman was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of …
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
Rudolf IV, also called Rudolf the Founder, was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 an…
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (born 1339)
The Republic of Pisa was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century, centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercia…
Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
Agnes of Austria was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Andrew III of Hungary.
Agnes of Austria (born 1281)
Arnošt of Pardubice was the first Archbishop of Prague. He was also an advisor and diplomat to Emperor Charles IV.
Arnošt of Pardubice, Czech archbishop (born 1297)
The Jagiellonian University is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the o…
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków