Explore 23 historical events from 1360–1369.
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic styl…
Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege
The Lithuanian Crusade was a series of campaigns by the Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order under the pretext of forcibly Christianizing the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The L…
Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle, which was defende
The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the dyn…
Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)
Louis the Roman was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of …
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as …
Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good)
Simon Islip was an English prelate. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury between 1349 and 1366.
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
The Jagiellonian University is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the o…
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków
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: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cochere
Louis I of Naples, also known as Louis of Taranto, was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou who reigned as King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, and Prince of Taran…
Louis I, king of Naples (born 1320)
Maria of Calabria, Countess of Alba, was a Neapolitan princess of the Capetian House of Anjou whose descendants inherited the crown of Naples following the death of her older siste…
Maria of Calabria, Empress of Constantinople (born 1329)
Taejong, personal name Yi Pangwŏn, was the third monarch of Joseon and the father of Sejong the Great. The fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty, he was himself a maj…
Taejong of Joseon, third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea (died 1422)
Simon Islip was an English prelate. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury between 1349 and 1366.
Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury
Maria of Calabria, Countess of Alba, was a Neapolitan princess of the Capetian House of Anjou whose descendants inherited the crown of Naples following the death of her older siste…
Maria of Calabria, Empress of Constantinople (born 1329)
Louis the Roman was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of …
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
Rudolf IV, also called Rudolf the Founder, was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count of Tyrol from 1363 an…
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (born 1339)
The Republic of Pisa was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century, centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercia…
Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
Agnes of Austria was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Andrew III of Hungary.
Agnes of Austria (born 1281)
Arnošt of Pardubice was the first Archbishop of Prague. He was also an advisor and diplomat to Emperor Charles IV.
Arnošt of Pardubice, Czech archbishop (born 1297)
The Jagiellonian University is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the o…
Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków
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: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cochere
Elisenda de Montcada was queen consort of Aragon as the fourth and last spouse of James II of Aragon. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her…
Elisenda of Montcada, queen consort and regent of Aragon (born 1292)
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic styl…
Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege
Louis I of Naples, also known as Louis of Taranto, was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou who reigned as King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, and Prince of Taran…
Louis I, king of Naples (born 1320)
Anna of Schweidnitz (Świdnica) was Queen of Bohemia, German Queen, and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. She was the third wife of Emperor Charles IV.
Anna von Schweidnitz, empress of Charles IV (born 1339)
Louis of Durazzo was Count of Gravina and Morrone. He was the son of John of Durazzo and Agnes of Périgord.
Louis, Count of Gravina (born 1324)
The Lithuanian Crusade was a series of campaigns by the Teutonic Order and the Livonian Order under the pretext of forcibly Christianizing the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The L…
Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, the Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle, which was defende
Philippe de Vitry was a French composer-poet, bishop and music theorist in the ars nova style of late medieval music. An accomplished, innovative, and influential composer, he was …
Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet (born 1291)
Johannes Tauler OP was a German mystic, a Catholic priest and a theologian. He belonged to the Dominican order. Tauler was known as one of the most important Rhineland mystics. He …
Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
Ingeborg of Norway was a Norwegian princess and by marriage a Swedish royal duchess with a position in the regency governments in Norway (1319–1327) and Sweden (1319–1326) during t…
Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (born 1301)
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as …
Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good)
Abu Abdullah Muhammad VI ibn Ismail, also known by his Castilian nickname el Bermejo, and the regnal names al-Ghālib bi 'llāh and al-Mutawakkil ʿalā 'llāh, was the tenth Sultan of …
Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II
The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the dyn…
Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)
Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm, known as Constable of Portugal, was a Portuguese general who played a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence fr…
Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general