The 1340s

1346 680 years ago

Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the Balkans

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

1346 680 years ago

Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.

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.

1346 680 years ago

Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.

Jaume Ferrer was a Majorcan sailor and explorer. He sailed from Majorca on 10 August 1346 to find the legendary "River of Gold," but the outcome of his quest and his fate are unkno…

Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.

1346 680 years ago

Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.

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.

1346 680 years ago

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of King Edward III of England (died 1361)

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)

1346 680 years ago

Charles II, Count of Alençon (born 1297)

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)

1346 680 years ago

Louis I, Count of Flanders (born 1304)

Louis I was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.

Louis I, Count of Flanders (born 1304)

1346 680 years ago

Louis II, Count of Blois

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

1346 680 years ago

Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (born 1320)

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)

1346 680 years ago

John of Bohemia (born 1296)

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)

1346 680 years ago

Hundred Years' War: At the Battle of Crécy, English forces established the military supremacy of English longbows over…

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…

1345

The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners

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

1345

Momchil, Bulgarian brigand and ruler

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

1345

Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (born 1290)

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)

1345

Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (born c. 1285)

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)

1345

As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt (born 1326)

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)

1345

Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire

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

1345

John IV, Duke of Brittany (born 1295)

John IV the Conqueror KG, was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1345 until his death and 7th Earl of Richmond from 1372 until his death.

John IV, Duke of Brittany (born 1295)

1345

Andrew, Duke of Calabria (born 1327)

Andrew, Duke of Calabria was the first husband of Joanna I of Naples, and a son of Charles I of Hungary and brother of Louis I of Hungary.

Andrew, Duke of Calabria (born 1327)

1345

Inspecting a new prison without being escorted by his bodyguard, the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the

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

1344

Marie of France, Duchess of Bar (died 1404)

Marie of France was the sixth child and second daughter of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia.

Marie of France, Duchess of Bar (died 1404)

1344

A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades

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

1344

Constantine II, King of Armenia

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

1344

Gersonides, French Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician, and astronomer (born 1288)

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)