Pope Clement VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
Pope Clement VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
Pope Clement VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
Events Before
Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan '
Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada in the last Marinid invasion of the Iberian Peninsula
Danish squire and national hero Niels Ebbesen kills German prince Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 133
Danish squire and national hero Niels Ebbesen kills German prince Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332 to 1340 interregnum in Denmark
Rotterdam is founded in the Netherlands
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands by population and the largest by area (319.4 km2).
Petrarch crowned a poet on the Capitoline Hill in Rome
Francis Petrarch, born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters...
Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo
Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo
Events After
Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the first Archbishop of Prague (and the last bishop of Prague)
Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the first Archbishop of Prague (and the last bishop of Prague)
Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus
Pope Clement VI (Latin: Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope.
St. George's Night Uprising in Estonia
Saint George's Night Uprising in 1343–1345 was an unsuccessful attempt by the indigenous Estonian population in the Duchy of Estonia, the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek, and the insular territories of the...
Holy Spirit glides above fire in "The Miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)
Holy Spirit glides above fire in "The Miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)
"Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers & weavers
"Quaden Maendach" in Ghent: battles between fullers & weavers
More from the 1340s
Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of p
Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection
Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection
Battle of Crécy: Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army south of Calais in northern France; cannons are u
Battle of Crécy: Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army south of Calais in northern France; cannons are used for the first time in battle
Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan '
Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada in the last Marinid invasion of the Iberian Peninsula
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