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Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor, assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague

Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor, assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague

Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor, assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague

Events Before

  1. Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy

    Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy

  2. English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat the French at the Battle of Poitiers and capture French King John II

    English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat the French at the Battle of Poitiers and capture French King John II during the Hundred Years' War

  3. German Emperor Charles I promulgates the 'Golden Bull', to regulate the election of a new king - the most important cons

    German Emperor Charles I promulgates the 'Golden Bull', to regulate the election of a new king - the most important constitutional document of the Holy Roman Empire

  4. Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scots

    Edward Balliol or Edward de Balliol (Scottish Gaelic: Èideard Balliol; c. 1283 – January 1364) was a claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence.

  5. The most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps destroys Basel in Switzerland

    The most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps destroys Basel in Switzerland

Events After

  1. Treaty of Zadar: The Venetian Republic loses influence over Dalmatia in exchange for ending hostilities with the King of

    Treaty of Zadar: The Venetian Republic loses influence over Dalmatia in exchange for ending hostilities with the King of Hungary and Croatia, Louis I

  2. Daint-Leu at Oise begins French boer uprising

    Daint-Leu at Oise begins French boer uprising

  3. French Jacquerie peasant leader Guillaume Cale captured at the Battle of Mello

    The Jacquerie was a popular revolt by peasants that took place in northern France in the early summer of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.

  4. Republic of Dubrovnik is founded

    The Republic of Ragusa was an aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (Ragusa in Italian and Latin; Raguxa in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost Croatia) in...

  5. John of Gaunt (19), English prince, son of Edward III, marries Blanche of Lancaster (17) at Reading Abbey

    John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English prince, military leader and statesman.

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