Year 1316 (
MCCCXVI) was a
leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* January 28– March 18 – Llywelyn Bren revolts against English rule in Wales.
* February 22 – Battle of Picotin: Catalan forces of Ferdinand of Majorca defeat those of Matilda of Hainaut on the Peloponnese
The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...
.
* July 5 – Battle of Manolada: Forces of the Duchy of Burgundy defeat the Kingdom of Majorca
The Kingdom of Majorca ( ca, Regne de Mallorca, ; es, Reino de Mallorca; la, Regnum Maioricae; french: Royaume de Majorque) was a realm on the east coast of Spain, which included certain Mediterranean islands, and which was founded by James I o ...
, kill its king, Ferdinand, and conquer the Principality of Achaea.
* August – Battle of Gransee: A North German-Danish alliance, led by Henry II of Mecklenburg, decisively defeats the forces of Waldemar of Brandenburg
Waldemar the Great (german: Waldemar der Große; – 14 August 1319), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal from 1308 until his death. He became sole ruler of the Margraviate of Brandenburg upon the death of ...
.
* August 7 – Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334.
He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...
succeeds Pope Clement V as the 196th pope.
* August 10 – Second Battle of Athenry: Norman rule is retained in Ireland, at the cost of over 5,000 dead.
Date unknown
* The Great Famine of 1315–1317 is at its peak.
* The Pound sterling
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experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value.Measuring worth.com
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* The Au peninsula in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
is first mentioned as "Owe", belonging to the commandry of the Knights Hospitaller in Bubikon.
Births
*
March 2 – King
Robert II of Scotland (d.
1390
Year 1390 ( MCCCXC) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* January 19 – The Treaty of Lyck confirms an alliance between Vytautas and the Teuton ...
)
*
April or
May –
Magnus IV, king of Sweden
1319
Year 1319 ( MCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* May 8 – Upon the death of his maternal grandfather, King Haakon V, three-year-old ...
–
1364
Year 1364 ( MCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* February 15 – Joint kings Magnus Eriksson and Haakon Magnusson of Sweden are both ...
(d.
1374
Year 1374 ( MCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* April 23 – In recognition of his services, Edward III of England grants the En ...
)
*
May 14 –
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...
and
king of Bohemia (d.
November 29
Events Pre-1600
* 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom.
* 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...
1378
Year 1378 ( MCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* January – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, visits his nephew Charles V of Fran ...
)
*
November 7 –
Simeon of Russia
Simeon Ivanovich Gordiy (the Proud) (Семён Иванович Гордый in Russian) (7 September 1317 – 27 April 1353) was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir. Simeon continued his father's policies aimed to increase the power ...
(d.
1353
Year 1353 ( MCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* March 3 – Bern signs an alliance with the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Date unknown ...
)
*
November 15 – King
John I of France (d.
November 20)
* ''date unknown'' –
Fa Ngum, King of
Lan Xang (d.
1393
Year 1393 ( MCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
* January 28 – Bal des Ardents: Four members of the court of Charles VI of France die in a fire, at a masqu ...
)
Deaths
*
March 2 –
Marjorie Bruce, Scottish princess, daughter of
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...
(b.
1296
Year 1296 ( MCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* March 30 – Capture of Berwick: King Edward I of England storms and captures Berwick ...
)
*
March 12
Events Pre-1600
* 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius.
* 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Cat ...
– King
Stefan Dragutin of Serbia
*
June 5
Events Pre-1600
*1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights.
*1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles II of Naples, Charles ...
– King
Louis X of France (b.
1289
Year 1289 ( MCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* June 11 – Battle of Campaldino: Pro-papal Guelph forces of Florence and the ...
)
*
July 5 – Infante
Ferdinand of Majorca (b.
1278
Year 1278 ( MCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* May 1 – William II of Villehardouin, prince of Achaea, dies. By the terms of ...
)
*
August 2
Events Pre-1600
*338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
*216 BC – The Carthaginian arm ...
–
Louis of Burgundy,
Prince of Achaea (b. 1297)
*
August 10 –
Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (in battle)
*
November 20 – King
John I of France (b.
November 15)
*
November 26 –
Robert Wishart, Scottish bishop
*
December 17 –
Juan Fernández, bishop-elect of León
[.]
* ''date unknown''
**
Guillaume Guiart, French chronicler and poet
**
Guo Shoujing
Guo Shoujing (, 1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (), was a Chinese astronomer, hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Yuan dynasty. The later Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591–1666) was so impressed with the preserved astron ...
, Chinese astronomer and mathematician
**
Vytenis, Grand Prince of Lithuania
**
Alauddin Khalji, sultan of Delhi, India
**
Sang Sapurba, progenitor of the
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
kings of
Malacca
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and
Majapahit
Majapahit ( jv, ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀; ), also known as Wilwatikta ( jv, ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ; ), was a Javanese people, Javanese Hinduism, Hindu-Buddhism, Buddhist thalassocracy, thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was ba ...
(b.
1245
Year 1245 ( MCCXLV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Winter – Siege of Jaén: Castilian forces under King Ferdinand III (the Saint) bes ...
)
**
Öljaitü, Khan of the
Ilkhanate
References
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