Historical events in 1370

28 historical records

January 13701 historical events

1370, January 29th ยท England ยท Westminster Abbey ยท House ยท House of Plantagenet ยท Philippa of Hainault

Burial

Given a state funeral and interred at Westminster Abbey. Her tomb was placed on the northeast side of the Chapel of Edward the Confessor and on the opposite side of her husband's grandparents Edward I and Eleanor of Castile and great grandfather Henry III

September 13704 historical events

1370, September ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

Siege of Limoges

After this event, the Black Prince surrendered his lordship of Aquitaine and sailed for England, leaving John in charge.

1370, September ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

Siege of Limoges

He took charge of the siege operations and at one point engaging in hand-to-hand fighting in the undermining tunnels.

1370, September ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

Siege of Limoges

In the summer of 1370, John was sent with a small army to Aquitaine to reinforce his ailing elder brother, the Black Prince, and his younger brother Edmund of Langley, Earl of Cambridge.

1370, September ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1st

Siege of Limoges

With them, he participated in the Siege of Limoges (September 1370).

1370 ยท China ยท House ยท House of Ming ยท Hongwu

Invasion of China

Drives the Mongols further north

1370 ยท China ยท House ยท House of Ming ยท Yongle

Succession

Succeeds as Emperor of China

1370 ยท Denmark ยท Stralsund ยท House ยท House of Norway ยท Valdemar IV

Treaty of Stralsund

Forced to pawn Skane to the Hanse for 15 yrs & to give trading rights in Denmark

1370 ยท Denmark ยท Stralsund ยท House ยท House of Svend Estrids ยท Waldemar IV

Election

The Hanseatic League are have a share in the election of Danish Kings

1370 ยท Denmark ยท Stralsund ยท House ยท House of Svend Estrids ยท Waldemar IV

Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League are have a share in the election of Danish Kings. The Hanseatic League are awarded a Baltic trading monopoly

1370 ยท Denmark ยท Stralsund ยท House ยท House of Svend Estrids ยท Waldemar IV

Treaty of Stralsund

The Hanseatic League are have a share in the election of Danish Kings. The Hanseatic League are awarded a Baltic trading monopoly

1370 ยท England ยท Durham ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Bede

Burial

Moved to a shrine, destroyed in the Reformation

1370 ยท England ยท Durham ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Bede

Reformation, The

Moved to a shrine, destroyed in the Reformation

1370 ยท England ยท Hereford ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท William Courtenay

Bishop

Appointed Bishop of Hereford

1370 ยท England ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท John Neville Neville, 3rd

Admiral

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

1370 ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Pole Suffolk, 1st

Siege of Limoges

Supports Edward the Black Prince in the Siege of Limogues

1370 ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Edward the Black Prince

Massacre

Puts to death 3,000 of Liomoges inhabitants

1370 ยท England ยท Limoges ยท Warfare ยท Hundred Years War ยท Edward the Black Prince

Siege of Limoges

Puts to death 3,000 of Liomoges inhabitants

1370 ยท England ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท John Neville Neville, 3rd

Admiral

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

1370 ยท Germany ยท Meissen ยท House ยท House of Wettin ยท Frederick I

Birth of Frederick I

Birth of Frederick I, son of Frederick of Meissen

1370 ยท Hungary ยท House ยท House of Anjou ยท Louis I the Great

Succession

Succeeds as King of Poland, 1370-82

1370 ยท Italy ยท Avignon ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Gregory XI

Pope

Appointed Pope

1370 ยท Norway ยท House ยท House of Sweden ยท Haakon VI

Birth of Olav

Has a son Olav who would succeed his grandfather to the Danish throne in 1376

1370 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Anjou ยท Louis I the Great

Succession

Succeeds as King of Poland

1370 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Anjou ยท Louis the Great

Succession

Succeeds as King of Poland

1370 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Piast ยท Casimir III the Great

Death of Casimir III the Great

Death of Casmir III the Great, the last of the Piast Dynasty

1370 ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Douglas ยท Archibald Douglas Douglas, 4th

Birth of Archibald Douglas

Birth of Archibald Douglas, son of Archibald "the Grim"

1370 ยท Turkey ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Murad I

Janissary Corps

Founds the Janissary Corps, an elite body of soldiers