1342

This page relates to the year 1342 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Stay in China of the franciscain Jean de Marignolli (fine in 1347). It arrives by the sea route.
the Tenryûji bune , a ship chartered by the Tenryûji, a temple of Kyôto, goes in China. The commercial relations between the Japan and China begin again quasi-officiellement.

the dynasty hétoumienne dies out in Petite Arménie, fault of heir male. Guy de Lusignan, wire of the sister of the king Hétoum II, Zabel, and of Amaury, brother of the king de Chypre Henri II, goes up on the throne under the name of Constantin IV of Armenie. Guy de Lusignan will be assassinated by the Armenians, hostile with the installation of the Catholic church in the country (1344). Leon V, his nephew, will succeed to him (1374).

May 19th: Pierre Roger, old bishop of Rouen becomes Pape under the name of Clément VI (fine of the Pontificat in 1352). He develops with the extreme centralization and the pontifical taxation.
June: Lifting of the head office of Nantes. Arrival of Robert III of Artois in Brittany.
July 21st: Beginning of the reign of Louis Ier of Anjou, the Large one, king of Hungary (until in 1382).
November 30th, War of succession of Brittany: Unloading of the king Edouard III of England to Brest. It besieges Vannes.

Dictatorship of Gautier VI of Brienne to Florence (fine in 1343).
Lucques is conquered by Pisa.
the English Parlement is divided into Upper Houses (Lords) and low (of the Communes).
the Tisserand S of Constance revolt.

Revolution of the Zélotes to Thessalonique which massacre the noble ones and form a popular government which supports Jean V Paleologist and the empress regent (fine in 1349). The similar risings, directed against the aristocracy, are declared with Verria and Andrinople.
the Serb ones of Etienne Douchan seize the Épire, the Thessalie and the Macedonia (except Salonique) of 1342 with 1349.

Africa (1338-1342), epopee celebrating Scipion the African in Latin of Pétrarque.
Amorosa views (Vision in love, 1342 - 1343) of Boccace.
Presentation with the Temple of the painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Nativity of the Virgin of the painter Pietro Lorenzetti.
With the Japan, beginnings of the publications by the Monasteries of the Five Mounts.

Crash of the banking companies florentines (1342 - 1346).
the traveller and tradesman Francesco Pegolloti writes a guide of trade with the China.
Mathieu of Arras begins the construction of the Cathédrale Saint-Guy of Prague.

Robert III of Artois, wounded at the time of the seat of Valves, dies at the time of its return in England.
Marsile de Padoue, (or 1343), Italian political theorist.

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