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Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, desi

Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone

Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone

Events Before

  1. Stefan Dušan declares himself King of Serbia

    Stefan Dušan declares himself King of Serbia

  2. Battle of Płowce: Kingdom of Poland defeats the Teutonic Order in a strategic victory

    Battle of Płowce: Kingdom of Poland defeats the Teutonic Order in a strategic victory

  3. Emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon I begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces

    Emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon I begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces

  4. Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scottish dynastic conflict

    The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns in the late 13th and 14th centuries in order to protect the independence and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Scotland which had...

  5. Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani

    Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani

Events After

  1. Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia

    Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia

  2. Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) becomes a Zen priest

    Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) becomes a Zen priest

  3. Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux

    Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux

  4. Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent

    Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent

  5. The six Electors of the Holy Roman Empire signed the Agreement of Rhense confirming Emperor Louis IV.

    The six Electors of the Holy Roman Empire signed the Agreement of Rhense confirming Emperor Louis IV.

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