Explore 45 historical events from 1340–1349.
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
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
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)
Joan of Savoy, was Duchess consort of Brittany by marriage to John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was the claimant to the County of Savoy upon the death of her father in 1329 until 13…
Joan of Savoy, duchess consort of Brittany, throne claimant of Savoy (born 1310)
Ulrich III was Count of Württemberg from 1325 until his death in 1344.
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (born c. 1286)
Al-Nasir Shihab ad-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun, better known as al-Nasir Ahmad, was the Turkic Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt, ruling from January to June 1342. A son of Sulta…
An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (born 1316)
Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois, was Queen of Navarre by marriage to Charles II of Navarre. She was the daughter of John II of France, and Bonne of Luxembour…
Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre (died 1373)
Aymon, Count of Savoy (1291–1343), also known as Aymon the Peaceful, was a nobleman who ruled the County of Savoy from 1329 until his death in 1343. He was a member of the House of…
Aimone, Count of Savoy (born 1291)
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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Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi was an Italian cardinal deacon in the Catholic Church.
Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi, Italian cardinal (born c
Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune has a pop…
In Avignon, France, Cardinal Pierre Roger is elected Pope and takes the name Clement VI
St. Mary Magdalene's flood was the largest recorded flood in central Europe with water levels exceeding those of the 2002 European floods. It occurred on and around the feast day o…
St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for central Europe.
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)
Charles I, also known as Charles Robert (Hungarian: Károly Róbert; Croatian: Karlo Robert; Slovak: Karol Róbert; Italian: Caroberto;, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to h…
Charles I of Hungary (born 1288)
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York was the fifth son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from hi…
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1402)
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)
Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun, commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad, or by his kunya: Abu al-Ma'ali or as Ibn Qalawun (1285–1341) was the ninth Mamluk sultan o…
An-Nasir Muhammad, Egyptian sultan (born 1285)
Juliana Falconieri, O.S.M., was the Italian foundress of the Religious Sisters of the Third Order of Servites.
Juliana Falconieri, Italian nun and saint (born 1270)
Andronikos III Palaiologos, commonly Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus, was the Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341. He was the son of Michael IX Palaiologos and Rita of Arme…
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1297)
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: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded pers
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: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle