Events
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May 1 -
Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton -
England recognises
Scotland as an independent nation after the
Wars of Scottish Independence.
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May 12 -
Nicholas V is consecrated at
St Peter's Basilica in
Rome by the
bishop of
Venice.
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May 26 -
William of Ockham secretly leaves
Avignon under threat from
Pope John XXII.
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May 27 - King
Philip VI of France is crowned.
Philip VI of France founds the
Valois Dynasty after the death of
King Charles IV of France who has no sons to inherit.
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August 23 -
Battle of Cassel:
French troops stop an uprising of
Flemish farmers.
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Augustiner brewery in
Munich established.
Births
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May 7 -
Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (died
1365)
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June 25 -
William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (died
1397)
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September 21 -
Hongwu Emperor of China (died
1398)
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September 29 -
Joan of Kent, wife of
Edward, the Black Prince (died
1385)
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October 9 - King
Peter I of Cyprus (d.
1369)
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Avignon Pope Benedict XIII (died
1423)
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Emperor Go-Murakami,
emperor of Japan (died
1368)
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Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (died
1360)
Deaths
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February 1 - King
Charles IV of France (born
1294)
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August 23 -
Nicolaas Zannekin, Flemish peasant leader, killed in the battle of Cassel
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September 27 -
Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (born
1263)
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November 16 -
Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (born
1276)
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Meister Eckhart, German theologian (born
1260)
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Yesün Temür Khan of the Mongol Empire (born
1276)