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Stefan Dušan declares himself King of Serbia

Stefan Dušan declares himself King of Serbia

Stefan Dušan declares himself King of Serbia

Events Before

  1. Pope John XXII issues the papal bull "In Agro Dominico," condemning the writings of German mystic Meister Eckhart as her

    Pope John XXII issues the papal bull "In Agro Dominico," condemning the writings of German mystic Meister Eckhart as heretical

  2. Quilon is the first Indian diocese erected by Pope John XXII, and Jordanus is appointed the first bishop

    The Diocese of Quilon is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in the southern Indian city of Kollam.

  3. Battle of Velbuzd: Serbian forces defeat Bulgarian army

    The Battle of Velbazhd was fought by the Bulgarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia on 28 July 1330, near the town of Velbazhd (present day Kyustendil). The growing power of the Serbian Kingdom from...

  4. Antipope Nicholas V, having obtained assurance of pardon, presents a confession of his sins to Pope John XXII at Avignon

    Antipope Nicholas V, having obtained assurance of pardon, presents a confession of his sins to Pope John XXII at Avignon, who absolves him

  5. Battle of Posada, Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army in an ambush

    Battle of Posada, Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army in an ambush

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. St Clemens Flood: Storm surge overwhelms dikes along Flemish and Dutch North Sea coast, killing thousands; city of Osten

    St Clemens Flood: Storm surge overwhelms dikes along Flemish and Dutch North Sea coast, killing thousands; city of Ostend moves church inland to higher ground (an effort repeated twice more over the next two centuries)

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