Explore 41 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
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)
Joan of the Tower, daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, was Queen of Scotland from 1329 to her death as the first wife of King David II.
Joan of the Tower (born 1321)
Pope Innocent VI, born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon…
Pope Innocent VI (born 1295)
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)
Louis V, called the Brandenburger, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 to 1351 and as Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death. From 1…
Louis V, duke of Bavaria (born 1315)
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
Francesco Zabarella was an Italian cardinal and canonist.
Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal (died 1417)
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG was an English nobleman and military commander.
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (born 1319)