1341

This page relates to the year 1341 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Asia

Black Death in Asia.
the Moslems control the Cachemire in India.
the town of Cranganore on the Malabar Coast in India has undergone a rising of the Periyar river returning its port, credit for two millenia with the Mediterranean, unsuitable world with the trade. The Jewish community of the city starts to emigrate towards Cochin.

Europe

March 31st: Siméon Superb the (1316 - 1353) becomes large prince of Moscow.
April 30th: Died of Jean III, duke of Brittany, without direct heir. Conflict around its succession between his/her niece, Jeanne de Penthièvre, woman of Charles of Blois and his half-brother, Jean de Montfort, which will lead to the War of succession of Brittany.
May: Jean de Montfort enters Nantes and made there recognize duke of Brittany.
June: Edward Balliol, in spite of the support of Edouard III of England is reversed by David II Bruce throne of Scotland.
At the end of August: Interview of Paris between Jean de Montfort and Philippe VI of France. The King slices in favor of Charles of Blois. Jean de Montfort flees in Brittany.
September 7th: By the judgment of the Court of the even with Conflans the king Philippe VI of France recognizes Charles of Blois duke of Brittany, thus marking the beginning of the War of succession of Brittany.
Fine September: Jean of Normandy invades Brittany with 5000 men.
October 2nd: The archbishop of Arles Gasbert de Valle or of the Valley is named archbishop of Narbonne by the pope Benoît XII, of which there remains the Camérier.
November 21st: Jean de Montfort goes to Nantes to the son of the king de France Jean of Normandy. Beginning of the resistance of Jeanne of Flanders.
December: The large-duke of Lithuania Gédymin is killed as a combatant the Teutoniques which besiege a city close to Kaunas. Its sons Algirdas and Keiskutis, share the capacity, the reigning first with Vilnius with the title of duke of Lithuania, the second carrying the title of duke of Troki, close to Kaunas.

Bertrand Of Guesclin begins his military career with the service of Charles of Blois, duke of Brittany.
Lucques is sold with Florence.
the principle of primogeniture is ratified for the succession in Bohemia. The rights of the heir to the throne must be recognized by the “nation” (the assembly of noble) and ratified by the emperor.
Little before its death, the khan of the Horde of Gold Özbeg authorizes the tradesmen génois and Venetian to rebuild Caffa.
Beginning of the reign of Djanibeg, khan of the Horde of Gold (fine in 1357).

Worsen Byzantine

June 15th: Beginning of the first reign of Jean V Paleologist (1332-1391), Byzantine Emperor (until in 1354). Regency of Jean Cantacuzène then of Anne of Savoy (1341 - 1347).

Civil war with died of Andronic III Paleologist: Jean Cantacuzène, regent of Jean V, wire minor of Andronic, is relieved by the Anne tutor of Savoy and raises an army against it, supported by the land aristocracy from which he is resulting.
October 27th: Election of Jean Cantacuzène to the imperial throne by the nobility of Turkey-red cotton. The people revolt against the noble ones to support the legal emperor Jean V Paleologist.

Art & culture

Construction of the Medersa of Aboul Hassan to Salted (Morocco).
Crowning of Pétrarque to the Capitole.
Dedication of the doctrines of the Hésychastes (Quiétisme) by a series of councils to Constantinople (1341 - 1351) and by the synodal Volume of 1351.

Births in 1341

Death in 1341

March 13rd: Trojden I {{er}}, duke of Czersk.
March 31st: Ivan Ier of Russia.
April 30th: Jean III of Brittany, known as “ Jean III the Good ”, duke of Brittany of 1312 at 1341.
June 15th: Andronic III Paleologist, Byzantine Emperor.
December 4th: Janisław, archbishop of Gniezno.

or not well informed unknown Date:

Gediminas, large-duke of Lithuania.
Özbeg, khan of the Horde of Gold.

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