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Events
January–December
- May 29 – John I succeeds his father, Henry II, as King of Castile and King of León.[1]
- June 30 – New College, Oxford, is founded in England by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester.[2]
- July 1 – Forces of the Republic of Venice and Ottoman Turks, having invaded Constantinople, restore John V Palaiologos as Byzantine co-emperor. Andronikos IV Palaiologos is allowed to remain as co-emperor, but is confined to the city of Silivri for the remainder of his life.[3]
- September 9 – The Treaty of Neuberg is signed, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between brothers Albert III and Leopold III. Albert III retains the title of Duke of Austria.[4]
Date unknown
- Bairam Khawaja establishes the independent principality of the Kara Koyunlu (Turkomans of the Black Sheep Empire), in modern-day Armenia.
- Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow raids Estonia.
- In the Hundred Years' War, the French lose control of most of Brittany to the English.[5]
- Wisbech Grammar School is founded in England.[6]
- Timur conquers the Sufid Dynasty of Khwarazm.[7]
Births
- October 4 – King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)
- date unknown
- Jerome of Prague, Hussite (d. 1416)
- Empress Zhang (Hongxi) of China (d. 1442)
Deaths
- February 18 – Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. c. 1318)
- May 29 – King Henry II of Castile (b. 1333)[8]
- November 15 – Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1346)
- December 16 – John Fitzalan, Marshal of England (drowned)
- date unknown – Aqsara'i, Persian physician
References
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- ^ Elorza, Juan C.; Vaquero, Lourdes; Castillo, Belén; Negro, Marta (1990). Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Bienestar Social (ed.). El Panteón Real de las Huelgas de Burgos. Los enterramientos de los reyes de León y de Castilla [The Royal Pantheon of the Huelgas de Burgos. The graves of the monarchs of León and Castile] (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Editorial Evergráficas S.A. Template:ISBN.
- ^ "The History of New College". New College. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ PLP, 21438. Παλαιολόγος, Ἀνδρόνικος IV. [Κομνηνός].
- ^ "Austria | Facts, People, and Points of Interest - Early Middle Ages". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ "Schools". Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies. Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1978). "Khwarazm". The Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. IV. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Henry II | king of Castile". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
