The four suits of playing cards from the 14th century. Here the Trentine pattern, related to the Bergamo and Brescia patterns.

In the year 1377, the 10-year old Richard II (grandson of Edward III) is crowned king of England (Jul 16), the Trezzo sull’Adda Bridge in Lombardy is completed, becoming the longest arch bridge in the world to be built for four centuries, Novgorod raids Ostrobothnia in Finland, Prince John of Castile issues prohibitions against card games, followed by the cities of Florence and Basel - and all these fine people were born:

1377-xxxx Filippo Brunelleschi* architect/ designer/regarded as a founding father of Renaissance architecture - Florence, Republic of Florence (1446/c. 68)

1377-0215 Ladislaus of Naples* King of Naples/claimant to the kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia – Naples, Kingdom of Naples (1414/37)

1377-0801 Emperor Go-Komatsu* 後小松天皇 the 100th emperor of Japan - Japan (1433/56)
1377-0820 Shah Rukh* ruler of the Timurid Empire - Samarkand, Timurid Empire (1447/69)

1377-0917 Albert IV* Duke of Austria/House of Habsburg - Vienna (1404/26)

1377-1205 Jianwen Emperor* (b Zhu Yunwen) the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty - Yingtian Prefecture, Ming Dynasty (1402/24)

Updated 27.3.2022
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