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Peter the Cruel dies

Peter the Cruel dies

Peter the Cruel dies

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Peter the Cruel

Events Before

  1. Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine,

    Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarre defeats Count Henry of Castile near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile

  2. League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV

    League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV

  3. Richard II is born

    Richard II is born

  4. In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming

    In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that lasts for three centuries

  5. Lionel of Antwerp (29), son of Edward III of England marries second wife Violante Visconti (13) in Milan. Attending are

    Lionel of Antwerp (29), son of Edward III of England marries second wife Violante Visconti (13) in Milan. Attending are three of Medieval Europe's most famous writers - Geoffrey Chaucer, Jean Froissart and Petrarch

Events After

  1. Battle of Rudau: Teutonic Knights of Germany heavily defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania north of Königsberg

    The Battle of Rudau (German: Schlacht bei Rudau, Lithuanian: Rūdavos mūšis) was a medieval pitched battle fought between the Teutonic Knights and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on 17 or 18 February...

  2. Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris

    Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris

  3. Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium

    Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium

  4. Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV

    Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV

  5. English Prince John of Gaunt marries Constance of Castile (17), heir of Peter of Castile and Leon

    John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, was an English prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son of King Edward III, and the father of King Henry IV.

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