The 1330s

1339

Louis I, Duke of Anjou (died 1384)

Louis I of Anjou was a French prince, the second son of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. His career was markedly unsuccessful. Born at the Château de Vincennes, Louis was th…

Louis I, Duke of Anjou (died 1384)

1339

Aldona Ona, queen of Poland

Aldona was Queen consort of Poland (1333–1339), and a princess of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. She was the daughter of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Aldona Ona, queen of Poland

1339

Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (born 1302)

Azzone Visconti was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXI…

Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (born 1302)

1339

Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (born 1260)

Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham lord of the manor of Cobham, Kent and of Cooling, also in Kent, was an English peer.

Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (born 1260)

1339

Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (born 1305)

Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, was Duke of Lower Bavaria.

Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (born 1305)

1339

Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (born 1288)

Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short…

Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (born 1288)

1339

Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1301)

Aleksandr Mikhailovich was Prince of Tver and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1326 to 1327 and Grand Prince of Tver from 1338 until his death in 1339.

Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1301)

1338

Alexios III of Trebizond (died 1390)[citation needed]

Alexios III Megas Komnenos, or Alexius III, was Emperor of Trebizond from December 1349 until his death. He is perhaps the best-documented ruler of that country, and his reign is d…

Alexios III of Trebizond (died 1390)[citation needed]

1338

Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (born 1291)

Theodore I Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Marquis of Montferrat from 1306 until his death.

Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (born 1291)

1338

Prince Tsunenaga, son of the Japanese Emperor (born 1324)

Prince Tsunenaga was one of the sons of Japanese Emperor Go-Daigo. He became involved in the Nanboku-chō wars between the true Imperial line and the Ashikaga clan.

Prince Tsunenaga, son of the Japanese Emperor (born 1324)

1338

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287)

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel was an English noblewoman and heir apparent to the Earldom of Surrey. In 1305, she married Edmund FitzAlan, 2nd Earl of Arundel.

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287)

1338

Kitabatake Akiie, Japanese governor (born 1318)

Kitabatake Akiie was a Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars. He also held the posts of Commander-in-Chief of the Defe…

Kitabatake Akiie, Japanese governor (born 1318)

1338

The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years'…

The Battle of Arnemuiden was a naval battle fought on 23 September 1338 at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was the first naval battle of the Hund…

The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years'…

1338

Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (born 1301)

Nitta Yoshisada also known as Minamoto no Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supp…

Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (born 1301)

1338

William II, Duke of Athens (born 1312)

William II was the third son of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. He inherited the Duchy of Athens after the death of his elder brother Manfred on 9 November 1317.

William II, Duke of Athens (born 1312)

1337

William I, Count of Hainaut (born 1286)

William the Good was count of Hainaut, Avesnes, Holland, and Zeeland from 1304 to his death.

William I, Count of Hainaut (born 1286)

1337

Angelo da Clareno, Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of Fraticelli (born 1247)

Angelo Clareno, also known as Angelus Clarenus, was the founder and leader of one of the groups of Fraticelli in the early 14th century.

Angelo da Clareno, Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of Fraticelli (born 1247)

1337

Frederick III, king of Sicily (born 1272)

Frederick III ; 13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337) was the regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1291 until 1295 and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the …

Frederick III, king of Sicily (born 1272)

1337

Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (born 1290)

Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman who married Hugh Despenser the Younger, the future favourite of Edward II of England, and was…

Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (born 1290)

1336 690 years ago

Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux

Francis Petrarch was an Italian scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists.

Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux

1336 690 years ago

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (died 1404)

Albert I, Duke of Lower Bavaria was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. Additionally, he held a portion of the Bavarian province o…

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (died 1404)

1336 690 years ago

Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (born 1288)

Emperor Go-Fushimi was the 93rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1298 to 1301.

Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (born 1288)

1336 690 years ago

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (born 1271)

Elizabeth of Portugal, also known as Elizabeth of Aragon, was Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325 as the wife of King Denis. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, und…

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (born 1271)

1336 690 years ago

Charles d'Évreux, count of Étampes (born 1305)

Charles d'Évreux was the son of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois.

Charles d'Évreux, count of Étampes (born 1305)