Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s 1380s 1390s
Years: 1340Events January 26 King Edward III of England is declared King of France June 24 The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. The former was under the command of Edward III of England and the l 1341Events Petrarch becomes famous Beginning of the Breton War of Succession over the control of the Duchy of Brittany Births 5 June Edmund of Langley (son of King Edward III of England) Deaths Leo V, king of Armenia (murdered) April 30 John III of Dreux, Duk 1342Events May Pope Clement VI elected John III Comnenus becomes emperor of Trebizond Louis becomes king of Sicily and duke of Athens Constantine IV becomes king of Armenia Patriarch of Antioch transferred to Damascus under Ignatius II Kitzbuhel becomes part 1343Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. However Haakon is still a minor, allowing Magnus to be the de facto ruler. Births Emperor Chokei of Japan Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet. approximate d 1344Events English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. leopard, and helm. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of six shillings, three shillings, and one shilling and sixpence, so they have to be wi 1345Events Births October 31 King Fernando of Portugal Deaths September 22 Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester, English nobleman (b. 1281) 1345. 1346Events Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg and King of Bohemia also known as Joh 1347Events The Black Death ravages Europe (1347-1351) Births Deaths 1347. 1348 1349
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