Two sides of a half groat with portrait of King Edward III. Photo credit Numisantica
In the year 1330, King Edward III of England starts his personal reign by executing the regent Roger Mortimer (Oct 19), the Wallachians (Romanians) defeat the Hungarians, thus getting closer to independence (Nov 12), the British Isles are hit by a great storm, creating large areas of sand dunes on Anglesey (Dec 6), the city of Kirkkonummi in Finland is founded, Riga Castle is founded by the Livonian Order – and all these fine people were born:
1330-0615 Edward the Black Prince* the eldest son of King Edward III of England/considered one of the greatest knights of his age - Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England (1376/45)
1330-0703 Ashikaga Yoshiakira* 足利 義詮 the 2nd shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate - Japan (1367/37)
1330-1025 Louis II* Count of Flanders - Male Castle, Flanders, France (1384/53)
In the year 1331, Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia (Sep 8), and the first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurs, in the Chinese province of Hubei.
1331-0216 Coluccio Salutati* Italian humanist/notary/a political and cultural leader of Renaissance Florence - Stignano, Tuscany(1406/75)
1331-0421 Jeanne-Marie de Maille* noblewoman/beatified Catholic - Saint-Quentin, Kingdom of France (1414/82)
1331-0430 Gaston III, Count of Foix* the eleventh count of Foix - Orthez, Kingdom of France (1391/60)
1331-1004 James Butler* nobleman/Lord Justice of Ireland/political leader in Ireland - Kilkenny Castle, Ireland (1382/51)
In the year 1332, (), Edward Balliol crowns himself King of Scotland (Sep), Lucerne joins the Swiss Confederation (Nov 7)
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In the year 1334, the bishop of Florence blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new bell tower of the Florence Cathedral (Jul 18), a Christian league defeats the fleet of the Turkish Beylik of Karasi (autumn)
1334-0113 Henry II of Castile* the fourth of ten illegitimate children of King Alfonso XI of Castile - Seville (1379/45)
In the year 1335, David Bruce, King of Scots, defeats Edward Balliol in Scotland (Nov 30), Georgians under King George V of Georgia finally defeat the Mongolians in a decisive battle, the construction of Ponte Vecchio in Florence begins, and slavery is abolished in Sweden.
In the year 1336, rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights, the 4000 defenders of Pilėnai in Lithuania commit mass suicide (Feb 25), Aberdeen in Scotland is burned by the English (Jul 21-22)
1336-0409 Timur* the Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire - Kesh, Chagatai Khanate (1405/68)
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In the year 1338, (), Ashikaga Takauji is granted the title of shōgun by the emperor of Japan, starting the Ashikaga Shogunate, Nicomedia, once the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire, is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1338-0121 Charles V of France* “The Wise”/son of King John II - Vincennes, Kingdom of France (1380/42)
In the year 1339, (), (), Emperor Go-Murakami accedes to the throne of Japan (Sep 18), (), as the first European city in post-Roman times, the city of Florence gets its streets paved, the Moscow Kremlin is first referred to as a kremlin (fortification)
1339-1101 Rudolf IV* one of the third generation of Habsburg dukes in Austria - Vienna (1265/25)
Published in Tampa, FL. Updated 27.3.2023