1377 - Arts and Literature. May 10 – A deputy is appointed to take charge of Chaucer’s duties at customs, Chaucer being busy with diplomatic business. Geoffrey Chaucer makes two trips to France this year. Nicholas Oresme is elected bishop of Lisieux. Oresme's French translations from Latin versions of Aristotle are an important contribution to the development of the French language. Al-Jurjani returns to Shiraz from Constantinople to become a teacher. ...

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Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Northumberland - Synopsis, Earl of Northumberland - Earls of Northumberland first Creation 1377, Earl of Northumberland - Earls of Northumberland second Creation 1416, Earl of Northumberland - Earls of Northumberland third Creation 1557, Earl of Northumberland - Earls of Northumberland fourth Creation 1674, Earl of Northumberland - Earls of Northumberland fifth Creation 1749

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English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1340. Edward III, King of England (first term January 24, 1340 - May 8, 1360). English claims to the French throne - Kings of France title resumed 1369. Edward III, King of England (second term (1369 - June 21, 1377). Richard II, King of England (reigned June 21, 1377 - September 30, 1399). Henry IV, King of England (reigned September 30, 1399 - March 20, 1413).See also:

English claims to the French throne, English claims to the French throne - Hundred Years' War, English claims to the French throne - The original claimants, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1340, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France title resumed 1369, English claims to the French throne - Heirs of France de jure and de facto 1420, English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1422, English claims to the French throne - Rulers of Calais, English claims to the French throne - The Stuart dynasty claimants, English claims to the French throne - The claimants of Great Britain, English claims to the French throne - Ending the claim, English claims to the French throne - The Jacobite pretenders, English claims to the French throne - The Jacobite successors, English claims to the French throne - Failed claimants

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1414 - Year in topics. 1414 in art 1414 - Births. July 21 - Pope Sixtus IV (died 1484) August 18 - Jami, Persian poet (died 1492) November 9 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (died 1486) Francis I, Duke of Brittany (died 1450) 1414 - Deaths. August 6 - King Ladislas of Naples (born 1377) September 1 - William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of Engla ...

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Camerino is small town of 7 000 in Marche, Italy and lies on the Apennines between Marche and Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti. In 309 BC, the town signed a treaty with Rome so it was populated by Umbrii-Camertii. In 1377, the pope Gregory XI classified various schools in the town; law, medicine and literature, formed as early 1200; as official universities. In 1861, after becoming Italian, the university was recognised by the new state. In 1958, the school became known as the University of Camerino, a pub

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1312 - Events. June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Lancelotto Malocello, a Genoese navigator, sails to the island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, and remains there for almost two decades. 1312 - Births. November 13 - King Edward III of England (died 1377) Uzbeg Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde (died 1341) William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (died 1333) Including:

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1316 - Events. Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. The Great Famine of 1315-1317. 1316 - Births. March 2 - King Robert II of Scotland (died 1390) May 14 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378) November 15 - John I of France (died 1316) Fa Ngum, King of Lan Xang (died 1393) Simeon of Russia King Magnus II of Sweden (died 1377) Abu Sa'id, ruler of Iran (died 1335)

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Robert of Geneva (1342 – 16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI, and was the first Avignon antipope of the Western Schism. He was the son of Amadeus III, Count of Geneva, of the House of Savoy, and was born in Geneva. He became the Bishop of Thérouanne in 1361, Archbishop of Cambrai in 1368, and a cardinal in 1371. In 1377, while serving as a papal legate, he personally commanded troops lent to the papacy by the condottiere John Hawkw ...

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Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 – April 15, 1446) was a great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance. Filippo Brunelleschi - Overview. Wonderful Brunelleschi was trained as a sculptor in a Florentine workshop and was a member of the goldsmiths' guild. In the competition for the second set of doors for the Florentine Baptistry, he virtually tied with Ghiberti, who executed the famous "Doors of Paradise." He may have worked in Rome with his friend Donatello. His interests extended to math ...

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The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs 1377 miles (2216 km) daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns on the same route as train 20. Most of the route of the Crescent is on the Norfolk Southern Railway. Crescent Amtrak - History. Before Amtrak took over the route, a train called the Southern Crescent was operated by the Southern Railwa ...

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1353 (1357?) - 1391 (Ban 1353-1377, King 1377-1391) Tvrtko I of Kotroman (born 1338?, died 1391) Nephew of Stephen Kotromanić. Crowned himself 'King of Serbs and Bosnia' in 1377. 1391 - 1395 Stephen (Stjepan) Dabiša (died 1395) Illegitimate son of Ninoslav Kotromanić, a son of Kotroman. 1395 - 1398 Jelena Gruba, widow of Stephen Dabisa 1398 - 1404, 1409 - 1418 King Ostoja Kotromanić (died 1418) Son of Tvrtko Kotromanić. Power struggles with ...

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List of rulers of Bosnia, List of rulers of Bosnia - Early history, List of rulers of Bosnia - Emergence of native Bosnian bans, List of rulers of Bosnia - Bosnian kingdom, List of rulers of Bosnia - Turkish occupation, List of rulers of Bosnia - Austrian occupation, List of rulers of Bosnia - Modern times, List of rulers of Bosnia - Related articles, List of rulers of Bosnia - External link

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Švitrigaila - Mother. Ulyana of Tver 1350 (ca 1325 – 1392) Švitrigaila - Father. Olgierd (ca 1296 – end of May 1377), Grand Prince of Lithuania 1345 – 1377 Švitrigaila - Brothers. Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Worskla River), Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Briansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13?? Andrzej (14th century – 12 August 1399) ...

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Å vitrigaila, Å vitrigaila - Rebellion against Vytautas, Å vitrigaila - Defection to Moscow and its aftermath, Å vitrigaila - Grand Duke of Lithuania, Å vitrigaila - Downfall and later years, Å vitrigaila - Titles, Å vitrigaila - Relatives, Å vitrigaila - Mother, Å vitrigaila - Father, Å vitrigaila - Brothers, Å vitrigaila - Sisters

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The charging knight first emerged as a state emblem in the region in 1366. It features on the seal of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alhierd (ruled 1345 - 1377), which marks a document dating from 1366. The old prototype of the present Pahonia depicts a knight on horseback holding a sword in his raised hand. The symbol of the charging knight on horseback passed down through the generations: from Alhierd to his son, Grand Duke Yahaila (ruled 1377 - 1392), then to Grand Duke Vitaut (ruled 1392 - 1430) and to others. By the 14th century, t ...

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Pahonia, Pahonia - Structure, Pahonia - History, Pahonia - Coats of Arms of towns

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List of monarchs of England - Angevins. Henry II (1154-1189) Henry, the Young King (1170-1183)4 Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199) John (1199-1216) Henry III (1216-1272) Edward I (1272-1307) Edward II (1307-1327) (deposed, died 1327) Edward III (1327-1377) Richard II (1377-1399) (deposed, died 1400) List of monarchs of England - Lancastrians. Henry IV (1399-1413) Henry V (1 ...

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List of monarchs of England, List of monarchs of England - West Saxons, List of monarchs of England - Danes, List of monarchs of England - West Saxons restored, List of monarchs of England - Normans, List of monarchs of England - Plantagenets, List of monarchs of England - Angevins, List of monarchs of England - Lancastrians, List of monarchs of England - Yorkists, List of monarchs of England - Tudors, List of monarchs of England - Stuarts, List of monarchs of England - Interregnum, List of monarchs of England - Stuarts restored, List of monarchs of England - Hanoverians, List of monarchs of England - Windsors, List of monarchs of England - Footnotes, List of monarchs of England - External link

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Częstochowa - 1200s-1500s. The village of Częstochowa was founded in 11th century. It is first mentioned as a village in historical documents from 1220. In 1382 the Paulist monastery of Jasna Góra was founded. Two years later the monastery received its famous Black Madonna icon of the Virgin Mary and in subsequent years became a center of pilgrimage, contributing to the growth of the adjacent town. Before 1377 Częstochowa received a town charter, which was later changed to the Magdeburg Law in 1502. See also:

Częstochowa, Częstochowa - City name, Częstochowa - History, Częstochowa - 1200s-1500s, Częstochowa - 1600s-1700s, Częstochowa - 1800s, Częstochowa - 1900s, Częstochowa - Tourism, Częstochowa - Education, Częstochowa - Sports, Częstochowa - Politics, Częstochowa - Częstochowa constituency

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Jogaila was from the Gediminid dynasty of dukes and grand dukes of Lithuania. His father was Algirdas (or Olgierd, ruled 1345-1377), duke of Lithuania, a son of Gediminas. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. With the Union of Krewo in 1385, Jogaila married Queen Jadwiga of Poland (who was then only 11 years old) and established the Jagiellonian dynasty, which would rule in Poland and Lithuania until 1572. At the same time, Jogaila accepted Roman Catholicism, as did some other Lithuanian nobles. Thus he became King Władysław II JagieŠ...

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Władysław II Jagiełło, Władysław II Jagiełło - Royal title, Władysław II Jagiełło - Biography, Władysław II Jagiełło - Dynastic Relations, Władysław II Jagiełło - Mother, Władysław II Jagiełło - Father, Władysław II Jagiełło - Wives, Władysław II Jagiełło - Brothers, Władysław II Jagiełło - Sisters, Władysław II Jagiełło - Sons, Władysław II Jagiełło - Daughters, Władysław II Jagiełło - Bibliography

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Albert III was born as the third son of Duke Albert II of Austria. Even though his father had determined that the eldest son should the sole successor after his death in 1358, Albert later inherited the rule from his two older brothers Rudolf IV, Frederick III and shared it with his younger brother Leopold III. In 1377, Albert went on a crusade against the pagan Lithuanians and Samogitians. After Rudolf's and Frederick's death without an heir, Albert entered into the Treaty of Neuberg to divide the Habsburg territories with Leo ...

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Albert III of Austria, Albert III of Austria - Life, Albert III of Austria - Family and children

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Algirdas was one of the seven sons of the famous grand duke Gediminas among whom on his death in 1341 he divided his domains, leaving the youngest, Jaunutis, in possession of the capital, Vilnius, with a nominal priority. With the aid of his brother Kęstutis, Algirdas in 1345 drove out the incapable Jaunutis and declared himself grand duke. The two and thirty years of his reign (1345-1377) were devoted to the development and extension of Lithuania, and he lived to make i ...

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Algirdas, Algirdas - Background, Algirdas - Expansion of Lithuania, Algirdas - Assessment, Algirdas - Mother, Algirdas - Father, Algirdas - Wives, Algirdas - Brothers, Algirdas - Sisters, Algirdas - Sons, Algirdas - Daughters

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Thomas was born after two short-lived sons, one of whom had also been baptised Thomas. He was born at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire. He married Eleanor de Bohun in 1376, and inherited the title Earl of Essex from his father-in-law, Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. Woodstock's wife's younger sister, Mary de Bohun, was subsequently married to Henry "Bolingbroke," who eventually became Henry IV of England. At the age of 22, in 1377, Woodstock was created Earl of Buckingham. In 1385 he received the title D ...

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Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester - Early life, Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester - Offspring and heirs

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The Gutenberg Bibles surviving today are sometimes called the oldest surviving books printed with movable type -- although actually, the oldest such surviving book was published in Korea in 1377. However, it is still notable, in that the print technology that produced the Gutenberg Bible marks the beginning of a cultural revolution unlike any that followed the development of print culture in Asia. As of 2003, the Gutenberg Bible census includes 11 complete copies on vellum, 1 copy of the New Testament only on vellum, 48 substantially complete integral copies on paper, with another divided copy on p ...

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Johann Gutenberg, Johann Gutenberg - Printing, Johann Gutenberg - The Bible, Johann Gutenberg - Debt, Johann Gutenberg - Gutenberg Bibles, Johann Gutenberg - Other printed works, Johann Gutenberg - Legacy

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