“La Bastille en 1420”, a painting by Théodore Hoffbauer (1839-1922)
In the year 1370, the Treaty of Stralsund ends the war between Denmark and the Hanseatic League (May 24), Hugues Aubriot begins construction of the fortress of the Bastille in Paris, and the steel crossbow is first used as a weapon of war, and the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) goes on.
1370-0411 Frederick I* Elector of Saxony - Dresden, Margravate of Meissen, Holy Roman Empire (1428/57)
1370-0723 Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder* humanist/pedagogist/ canon lawyer - Capodistria, Republic of Venice (1444 or 1445/c.75)
In the year 1371, Robert II becomes the first Stuart king of Scotland (Feb 22), Byzantine co-emperor John V Palaiologos pledges loyalty to the Ottoman Empire so as to prevent the Turks from invading Constantinople, the first widely accepted historical reference is made to playing cards (in Spain).
1371-xxxx Zheng He* 郑和 Chinese palace eunuch/explorer/diplomat - Kunming, Ming Empire (c.1433/c.62)
1371-1230 Vasily I* Grand Prince of Moscow - Moscow, GD of Moscow (1425/53)
In the year 1372, the French and the Castilians defeat the English at La Rochelle, whereby the Castilians gain control of the English Channel for the first time since 1340 (Jun 22), peace is declared between the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, the city of Aachen in Germany begins adding Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins, the first city in the world to do so.
In the year 1373, English anchoress Dame Julian of Norwich receives the sixteen Revelations of Divine Love (May 13), the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty - the oldest active treaty in the world - is signed in London (Jun 16), the city of Phnom Penh is founded, and the Adina Mosque is built in Bengal.
1373-0329 Marie d’Alençon* noblewoman - Chateau d’Essay, Orne, France (1417/44)
In the year 1374, in recognition of his services, Edward III grants the English writer Geoffrey Chaucer a gallon of wine a day, for the rest of his life (Apr 23), the Marinid Empire in Morocco is split into the Kingdom of Fez and the Kingdom of Marrakech, and a form of the Great Plague returns to Europe.
1374-0411 Roger Mortimer* nobleman/heir presumptive to King Richard II - Usk, Monmouthshire, England (1398/24)
1374-1126 Yury of Zvenigorod* Russian grand prince/Dmitri Donskoi - Pereslavl, GD of Moscow (1434/59)
In the year 1375, the English, weakened by the plague, lose so much ground to the French that they agree to sign the Treaty of Bruges, leaving them with only some coastal towns of France (Jun 27), Margaret I of Denmark becomes Regent of Denmark (Oct 24), and the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) goes on.
1375-10xx Joanna of Aragon* Countess of Foix - Daroca, Aragon (1407/31)
In the year 1376, Pope Gregory XI excommunicates all members of the government of Florence (Mar 31), Olav IV Haakonsson is elected King Oluf II of Denmark (May 3), the dying Prince Edward summons his father, Edward III, and brother, John of Gaunt, and makes them swear to uphold the claim to the throne of his son Richard (Jun 7), Acamapichtli becomes the first tlatoani (king) of the Aztecs (or Mexica) of Tenochtitlan.
1376-xxxx Yusuf III* Sultan of Granada/the thirteenth Nasrid ruler of the Moorish Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula - (1417/c.41)
1376-1210 Edmund Mortimer* nobleman/ landowner/rebel - Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England (1409/32)
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In the year 1378, discontented wool carders briefly take over the government of Florence (Jul 21), the split within the Catholic Church known as the Western Schism begins (Sep 20), the Raseborg Castle in Turku, Finland is mentioned for the first time in documents, Sa’im al-Dahr is hanged for blowing the nose off the Great Sphinx of Giza.
1378-1024 David Stewart* Duke of Rothesay/heir apparent to the throne of Scotland - Scotland (1402/23)
In the year 1379, the Austrian Habsburg lands are divided between brothers Albert III and Leopold III (Sep 9), and Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow raids Estonia.
1379-xxxx Jerome of Prague* Czech philosopher/reformer/follower of Jan Hus - Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire (1416/c. 37)
1379-1004 Henry III of Castile* King of Castile (139o-1406) - Burgos, Castile (1406/27)
Updated 1.8.2022