Explore 72 historical events from 1310–1319.
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck parts of Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe was affected. The famine caused …
The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and…
The Battle of Montecatini was fought in the Val di Nievole on 29 August 1315 between the Republic of Pisa, and the forces of both the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence…
Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive…
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick was an English magnate, and one of the principal opponents of King Edward II and his favourite, Piers Gaveston. Guy was the son of William de…
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman
Peter, called Tempesta, was the Count of Eboli from 1306. He was the eighth son of Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary. His sobriquet came from his stormy temperament.
Peter Tempesta, Italian nobleman (born 1291)
Charles of Taranto was the eldest son of Philip I, Prince of Taranto and titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople, and his wife, Thamar Angelina Komnene, daughter of the Despot of E…
Charles of Taranto, Italian nobleman (born 1296)
Haakon V Magnusson was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319. He was the younger son of King Magnus VI and succeeded his elder brother Eric II. His reign marked the end of the "golde…
King Haakon V moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.
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 of England (died 1369)
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion o…
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion o…
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led b
Pope Clement V was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowi…
Pope Clement V (born 1264)
Sir Henry de Bohun was an English knight of Anglo-Norman origins and grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Bannockbur…
Henry de Bohun, English knight
Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford was an English nobleman and military commander in the Scottish Wars. In contrast to most English earls at the time, h…
Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, English commander (born 1291)
Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, of Appleby Castle, Westmorland, feudal baron of Appleby and feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire, was an English soldier who became 1st L…
Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (born 1274)
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville also known as Geoffrey de Joinville and Geoffroi de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron…
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion o…
In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated Engli
John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot, English nobleman, was the son of Pain Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tibetot and Agnes de Ros.
John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot (died 1367)
Emperor Kōgon was the first of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts in Japan. His reign spanned the years from 1331 through 1333.
Kōgon, Japanese emperor (died 1364)
Henry VII was the King of Germany from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg. During his brief career he reinvigorated the impe…
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1275)
Anne of Bohemia was the eldest surviving daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and his first wife Judith of Habsburg. Her siblings included Elizabeth of Bohemia and Wence…
Anna of Bohemia (born 1290)
Notburga, also known as Notburga of Rattenberg or Notburga of Eben, was an Austrian saint and peasant from Tyrol. Numerous vitae have been written about her and painted of her wher…
Notburga, Austrian saint (born 1265)
Gottfried von Hagenau was a medieval priest, physician, theologian and poet from Alsace. As his name suggests, he was probably born in Haguenau, before 1275.
Gottfried von Hagenau, Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
Paul I Šubić of Bribir was Ban of Croatia between 1275 and 1312, and Lord of Bosnia from 1299 to 1312. As the oldest son of Stephen II of the Šubić noble family, he inherited the t…
Paul I Šubić of Bribir
Theobald II was the Duke of Lorraine from 1303 until his death in 1312. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre of the Ro…
Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1263)
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England.
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English politician (born 1284)