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| + | Year '''1348''' was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]]. | ||
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| + | == Events == | ||
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| + | === January–December === | ||
| + | * [[January]] – Gonville Hall, the forerunner of [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], England, is founded. | ||
| + | * [[January 25]] – The 6.9-magnitude [[1348 Friuli earthquake]] centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporary minds linked the quake with the [[Black Death]], fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived. | ||
| + | * [[February 2]] – [[Battle of Strėva]]: the [[Teutonic Order]] secure a victory over the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]. | ||
| + | * [[April 7]] – [[Charles University]] in [[Prague]], founded the previous year by [[papal bull]], is granted privileges by [[Charles I, King of Bohemia]], in a [[golden bull]]. | ||
| + | * [[April 23]] – [[Edward III of England]] creates the first English order of chivalry, the [[Most Noble Order of the Garter]]. | ||
| + | * By [[June 24]] – The [[Black Death]] pandemic has reached [[Kingdom of England|England]],<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/161 161–164]</ref> having probably been brought across the [[English Channel]] by fleas on rats aboard a ship from [[Gascony]] to the south coast port of [[Melcombe Regis|Melcombe]] (modern-day [[Weymouth, Dorset]]);<ref>https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fehr%2Flxxii.cclxxxiii.270</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml</ref> by November it will have reached [[London]] and by [[1350]] will have killed one third to a half of its population. | ||
| + | * [[July 6]] – A papal bull is issued by [[Pope Clement VI]], [[anti-Semitism|protecting Jews]] against popular aggression during the Black Death pandemic. | ||
| + | * [[November 1]] – The anti-royalist [[Union of Valencia]] attacks the [[Jews]] of [[Murviedro]] because they are [[serf]]s of the [[King of Valencia]] and thus "royalists". | ||
| + | * [[November 18]] – [[Emperor Kōmyō]] of Japan abdicates the throne in favour of his son [[Emperor Sukō]], making them the second and third of the [[Northern Court]] (Ashikaga Pretenders). | ||
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| + | === Date unknown === | ||
| + | * The [[Black Death]] pandemic spreads to central and [[western Europe]] and to [[Cairo]]. | ||
| + | * [[Stefan the Mighty]], [[Serbian Empire|Emperor of Serbia]], conquers [[Thessaly]] and [[Despotate of Epirus|Epirus]]. | ||
| + | * The [[Pskov Republic]] gains independence from the [[Novgorod Republic]] with the [[treaty of Bolotovo]]. | ||
| + | * [[Hundred Years' War (1337–1360)]]: The effects of the Black Death cause a de facto truce to be observed between England and [[France]] until [[1355]]. | ||
| + | * Estimation: [[Hangzhou]] in [[Mongol Empire|Mongolian]] [[China]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Cairo]], capital of [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Egypt]].<ref>[http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm Geography at about.com.]</ref></onlyinclude> | ||
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| + | == Births == | ||
| + | * [[April 11]] – [[Andronikos IV Palaiologos]], Byzantine Emperor (d. [[1385]]) | ||
| + | * ''date unknown'' | ||
| + | ** [[John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel|John Fitzalan]], 1st Lord Arundel (d. [[1379]]) | ||
| + | ** [[Alice Perrers]], politically active English royal mistress and courtier (d. [[1400]]) | ||
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| + | == Deaths == | ||
| + | * [[February 2]] – [[Narimantas]], Christian Lithuanian prince of Pinsk (Battle of Strėva) | ||
| + | * [[June 9]] – [[Ambrogio Lorenzetti]], Sienese painter (Black Death) (b. [[1290]]) | ||
| + | * [[June 13]] – [[Don Juan Manuel]], prince of Villena, Spanish writer (b. [[1282]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 1]] – [[Joan of England (1335–1348)|Joan of England]], princess (Black Death) (b. 1333/34) | ||
| + | * [[August 20]] – [[Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke]], English noble (b. [[1319]]) | ||
| + | * [[August 23]] – [[John de Stratford]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (b. c.1275) | ||
| + | * [[October 2]] – [[Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln]], English noblewoman (b. [[1281]]) | ||
| + | * ''date unknown'' | ||
| + | ** [[Laura de Noves]], French countess, presumed beloved of [[Petrarch]] (b. [[1310]]) | ||
| + | ** [[Pietro Lorenzetti]], Sienese painter (Black Death) (b. [[1280]]) | ||
| + | ** [[Umur of Aydın]], [[Emirate of Aydin|Emir]] (killed in action) (b. c.[[1309]]) | ||
| + | ** [[Giovanni Villani]], chronicler of [[Florence]] (Black Death) (b. c. [[1276]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 2 April 2022
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| Year 1348 |
Year 1348 was a leap year starting on Tuesday.
Contents
Events
January–December
- January – Gonville Hall, the forerunner of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, is founded.
- January 25 – The 6.9-magnitude 1348 Friuli earthquake centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporary minds linked the quake with the Black Death, fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.
- February 2 – Battle of Strėva: the Teutonic Order secure a victory over the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- April 7 – Charles University in Prague, founded the previous year by papal bull, is granted privileges by Charles I, King of Bohemia, in a golden bull.
- April 23 – Edward III of England creates the first English order of chivalry, the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
- By June 24 – The Black Death pandemic has reached England,[1] having probably been brought across the English Channel by fleas on rats aboard a ship from Gascony to the south coast port of Melcombe (modern-day Weymouth, Dorset);[2][3] by November it will have reached London and by 1350 will have killed one third to a half of its population.
- July 6 – A papal bull is issued by Pope Clement VI, protecting Jews against popular aggression during the Black Death pandemic.
- November 1 – The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro because they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists".
- November 18 – Emperor Kōmyō of Japan abdicates the throne in favour of his son Emperor Sukō, making them the second and third of the Northern Court (Ashikaga Pretenders).
Date unknown
- The Black Death pandemic spreads to central and western Europe and to Cairo.
- Stefan the Mighty, Emperor of Serbia, conquers Thessaly and Epirus.
- The Pskov Republic gains independence from the Novgorod Republic with the treaty of Bolotovo.
- Hundred Years' War (1337–1360): The effects of the Black Death cause a de facto truce to be observed between England and France until 1355.
- Estimation: Hangzhou in Mongolian China becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Cairo, capital of Mamluk Egypt.[4]
Births
- April 11 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)
- date unknown
- John Fitzalan, 1st Lord Arundel (d. 1379)
- Alice Perrers, politically active English royal mistress and courtier (d. 1400)
Deaths
- February 2 – Narimantas, Christian Lithuanian prince of Pinsk (Battle of Strėva)
- June 9 – Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Sienese painter (Black Death) (b. 1290)
- June 13 – Don Juan Manuel, prince of Villena, Spanish writer (b. 1282)
- July 1 – Joan of England, princess (Black Death) (b. 1333/34)
- August 20 – Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English noble (b. 1319)
- August 23 – John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. c.1275)
- October 2 – Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln, English noblewoman (b. 1281)
- date unknown
- Laura de Noves, French countess, presumed beloved of Petrarch (b. 1310)
- Pietro Lorenzetti, Sienese painter (Black Death) (b. 1280)
- Umur of Aydın, Emir (killed in action) (b. c.1309)
- Giovanni Villani, chronicler of Florence (Black Death) (b. c. 1276)
A New Group
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles University |  | Public | One of the top universities in Eastern Europe |
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