The 1350s

1356 670 years ago

Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured…

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes o…

Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured…

1356 670 years ago

The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.

The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1. Thi…

The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.

1355

Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (died 1382)

Philippa of Clarence also known as Philippa Plantagenet or Philippa de Burgh or Philippa of Eltham was a medieval English princess and the suo jure Countess of Ulster.

Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (died 1382)

1355

King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.

Stephen Tvrtko I was the first king of Bosnia. A member of the House of Kotromanić, he succeeded his uncle Stephen II as the ban of Bosnia in 1353. As he was a minor at the time, T…

King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.

1355

Zhu Biao, Chinese prince (died 1392)

Zhu Biao was the eldest son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty of China. Upon the establishment of the Ming dynasty in 1368, Zhu Biao was appointed heir to the …

Zhu Biao, Chinese prince (died 1392)

1355

Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (born 1285)

Marino Faliero was the 55th Doge of Venice from 11 September 1354 to 15 April 1355, 2 days before his execution for attempting a coup d'etat.

Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (born 1285)

1355

Eleanor of Woodstock, countess regent of Guelders, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England (born 1318)

Eleanor of Woodstock was an English princess and the duchess of Guelders and countess of Zutphen by marriage to Reginald II of Guelders. She was regent as the guardian of their min…

Eleanor of Woodstock, countess regent of Guelders, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England (born 1318)

1355

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, English nobleman

Bartholomew Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, called "the elder", was an English nobleman and soldier, a younger son of Robert Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh and Maud Badlesmere, sis…

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, English nobleman

1355

Louis the Child, king of Sicily (born 1338)

Louis the Child was King of Sicily from 15 September 1342 until his death. He was a minor upon his succession, and was under a regency until 1354. His actual rule was short, for he…

Louis the Child, king of Sicily (born 1338)

1354

Kitabatake Chikafusa (born 1293)

Kitabatake Chikafusa was a Japanese court noble and writer of the 14th century who supported the Southern Court in the Nanboku-cho period, serving as advisor to five Emperors. Som…

Kitabatake Chikafusa (born 1293)

1354

Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (born 1332)

Stephen was a Hungarian royal prince of the Capetian House of Anjou. He was the youngest son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland to survive childhood. He was styled as …

Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (born 1332)

1354

Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint

Joanikije II was the Serbian Archbishop (1338–1346) and first Patriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (1346–1354). He was elected Serbian Archbishop on January 3, 1338. Prior …

Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint

1354

Andrea Dandolo, doge of Venice (born 1306)

Andrea Dandolo was the 54th doge of Venice from 1343 to 1354. He was elected to replace Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in 1342.

Andrea Dandolo, doge of Venice (born 1306)

1354

Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal (born 1290)

Giovanni Visconti (1290–1354) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, who was co-ruler in Milan and lord of other Italian cities. He also was a military leader who fought against F…

Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal (born 1290)

1354

Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313)

Nicola di Lorenzo Gabrini, commonly known as Cola di Rienzo or Rienzi, was an Italian politician and leader, who styled himself as the "tribune of the Roman people".

Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313)

1354

Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (born 1318)

Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn Ismail, known by the regnal name al-Muayyad billah, was the seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada on the Iberian Peninsula. The third son of Ismail…

Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (born 1318)

1353

War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied…

The War of the Straits or Third Genoese–Venetian War was a conflict fought between the Republic of Venice and the Republic of Genoa, and their allies, in 1350–1355. The third in a …

War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied…

1353

Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (died 1410)

Vladimir Andreyevich the Bold was the most famous prince of Serpukhov. His moniker alludes to his many military exploits in the wars waged by his cousin, Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow. …

Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (died 1410)

1353

Simeon of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir

Simeon Ivanovich, also known as Semyon Ivanovich, nicknamed the Proud, was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1340 to 1353.

Simeon of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir

1352

War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.

The War of the Breton Succession or Breton Civil War was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought be…

War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.

1352

Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1410)

Rupert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 and King of the Romans from 1400 until his death.

Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1410)

1352

Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint (born 1273)

Ewostatewos was an Ethiopian religious leader of the Orthodox Tewahedo during the early period of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopian Empire. He was a forceful advocate for the obse…

Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint (born 1273)

1351 675 years ago

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan (died 1402)

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle …

Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan (died 1402)

1351 675 years ago

Margareta Ebner, German nun and mystic (born 1291)

Margareta Ebner was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns. Beginning in 1311, Ebner experienced a series of spiritual visions in which Jesus Christ gave her messages…

Margareta Ebner, German nun and mystic (born 1291)