Explore 45 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
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)
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)
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
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
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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Pope Benedict XII, born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, and later, head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342. He was the third …
Pope Benedict XII (born 1285)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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 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.
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)
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