Map of Oceania In the year 1380, Olaf II of Denmark also becomes Olaf IV of Norway at the age of five (Feb), the Venetian fleet defeats the Genoese in the Battle of Chioggia (Jun 21), Geoffrey Caucer begins to write his greatest work, The Canterbury Tales, the last islands of Polynesia are discovered and inhabited - and all these fine peope were born: 1380-xxxx Johann Schiltberger* German traveller/writer - Hollern near Munich (1440/c. Continue reading

Bogdana Monastery in Moldavia In the year 1364, Albrekt of Mecklenburg becomes King of Sweden (Feb 15), Charles V becomes King of France (Apr 8), the Jagiellonian University is founded in Kraków (May 12), Bogdana Monastery is built in Moldavia - and all these fine people were born: 1364-0520 Henry “Hotspur” Percy* knight/fought in campaigns against the Scots and in the Hundred Years' War - Warkworth, Northumberland, England (1403/39) 1364-0911 Christine de Pizan* poet/author/political thinker - Venice, Republic of Venice (c. Continue reading

In the year 1320, the Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath (Apr 6), the Venetian Arsenal is rebuilt, enabling all the state’s navy and the larger merchant ships to be constructed and maintained in one place, Dante’s Quaestio de Aqua et Terra is published – and all these fine people were born: 1320-xxxx [Valdemar IV Atterdag](http://Valdemar IV Atterdag)* King of Denmark - Helsingør, Kingdom of Denmark (1375/c. Continue reading

In the year 1310, Muhammed III, former Sultan of the Emirate of Granada, is found dead in a pool (Mar), 54 members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake for heresy in France (May 11), Dante publishes his Divine Comedy, the first purpose-built accommodation for students is completed in Merton College in Oxford, England - and all these fine people were born: 1310-0430 King Casimir III the Great of Poland* - Kowal, Poland (1370/60) 1310-1129 John de Mowbray 3rd* spent first 17 years imprisoned in the Tower of London/officer - Hovingham, Yorkshire, England (1361/50) 1311-xxxx Lincoln Cathedral in England becomes the world’s tallest building, surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza 1311-0813 Alfonso XI of Castile* - Salamanca, Spain (1350/38) 1312-0629 Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned in London In the year 1313, the Siege of Rostock ends 1313-xxxx Cola di Rienzo* politician/popular leader - Rome, Papal States (1354/c41) 1313-0209 Maria of Portugal* Queen of Castile through her marriage to Alfonso XI - Portugal (1357/43) 1313-0801 Emperor Kōgon* 光厳天皇 the first of the Emperors of Northern Court - Japan (1364/51) In the year 1314, Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake in Paris (Mar 18), King Haakon V of Norway moves his capital from Bergen to Oslo (Aug 31), () 1314-0318 The last Grand Master of the Knights Templar is burned at the stake in Paris, France In the year 1315, Louis X is crowned King of France (Aug), Pisa defeats the forces of Florence and Naples (Aug 29), (), the new French king abolishes slavery within the Kingdom of France, Cairo (capital of Mamluk Egypt) becomes the largest city of the world, and the Great Famine of 1315–1317 (killing millions of people in Europe) begins. Continue reading

In the year 1300, money from Florence in Italy becomes the world’s first international currency, Amsterdam is officially declared a city, census in Imperial China reveals that it has around 60 million inhabitants, Aztec culture starts in Mesoamerica around this time - and all these fine people were born: 1300-xxxx Jeanne de Clisson* Breton privateer - Belleville-sur-Vie, France (1359) 1301-0723 Otto, Duke of Austria* and Styria - Vienna, Austria (1339/37) Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_5400” align=“alignleft” width=“375”]A Tale from the Decameron by John William Waterhouse, 1916[/caption] In the year 1350, supporters of William V, Count of Holland, found the Cod League (May 23), an English fleet commanded by King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet at Winchelsea, but trouble along the English coast is ongoing (Aug 29), conservative noblemen in the County of Holland found the Hook League (Sep 5), the Hook and Cod wars in Holland go on until 1490, the Black Death (peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351) first appears in Scotland, Giovanni Boccaccio starts writing the Decameron - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_5114” align=“alignright” width=“405”]Black Monday: Edward III vows to end the wars[/caption] In the year 1360, Edward III marches on Paris (Apr 5), but a freak hail storm devastates his army on Black Monday (Apr 13), Edward III gives then up his claim to the French throne in return for Calais & Gascony (Oct 24), King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark reconquers Scania, Sweden’s since 1332, Muhammed VI overthrows his brother-in-law as King of Granada (in present-day Spain), but is shortly after overthrown by the former king, Muhammed V - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

Pick one year or decade between 1301 and 1400! If you have ancestors born during this century that you know of, you can have them added in the list by simply leaving a comment in the box below the year or decade in question. The decades for the 14th century will have links by and by. The individual years will be few and far between unless we will get plenty of requests from genealogists, but here down below will be a few. Continue reading