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1362 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1362. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical Events in 1362

1362

Peerage

John of Gaunt · England

Inherits the rest of the Lancaster property when Blanche's sister Maud, Countess of Leicester (married to William V, Count of Hainaut), died without issue

1362

Peerage

John of Gaunt · England

Gaunt receives the title "Duke of Lancaster" from Edward III. He now owns at least thirty castles and estates across England and France and maintained a household comparable in scale and organisation to that of a monarch

1362

Rule of Gascony

Edward the Black Prince · England · Gascony

Edward III grants the Prince of Wales the Kingdom of Gascony

1362

Rule of Sweden

Haakon VI · Norway

Elected (co) king of Sweden. Becomes joint ruler of Sweden, 1362-64

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