1328 CE

Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton: England recognises Scotland as an independent nation, after the Wars of Scottish Independence. King Philip VI of France is crowned, founding the House of Valois, after the death of King Charles IV of France, who has no sons to inherit. Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.

In the 1320s, the 14th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • 17 March – King Robert the Bruce signs the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton that marks English acceptance of Scottish independence.Scotlandsource
  • May 1 – Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton: England recognises Scotland as an independent nation, after the Wars of Scottish Independence.source
  • 1 May – Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton is ratified by the English parliament meeting in Northampton.Scotlandsource
  • 17 July – fulfilling one part of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, David II of Scotland, four-year-old son of King Robert, and Joan of the Tower, seven-year-old sister of Edward III, are married at Berwick.Scotlandsource

Conflict & Security

  • August 23 – Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.source

Religion & Belief

  • January 17 – Louis IV, "the Bavarian", is crowned Holy Roman Emperor at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Because of conflict with the Avignon Papacy, the ceremony is carried out by a senator and three Italian bishops.source
  • May 12 – Antipope Nicholas V is consecrated at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice.source
  • May 26 – William of Ockham secretly leaves Avignon, under threat from Pope John XXII.source
  • Undated – The Augustiner-Bräu is first recorded as the brewery of an Augustinian monastery at Munich.source

Culture & Society

  • January 24 – Philippa of Hainault marries King Edward III of England a year after his coronation. The marriage produces ten children, the eldest of whom is Edward the Black Prince.source
  • May 29 – King Philip VI of France is crowned, founding the House of Valois, after the death of King Charles IV of France, who has no sons to inherit.source

Births

  • April 1 – Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (died 1393)source
  • May 7 – Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (died 1365)source
  • June 25 – William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (died 1397)source
  • September 29 – Joan of Kent, princess of Wales, spouse of Edward the Black Prince (died 1385)source
  • October 9 – King Peter I of Cyprus (died 1369)source
  • October 21 – Hongwu Emperor of China (died 1398)source
  • November 11 – Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (died 1360)source
  • November 25 – Antipope Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna (died 1423)source
  • Emperor Go-Murakami of Japan (died 1368)source
  • Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas ("Archibald the Grim", "Black Archibald"), Scottish magnate and warrior (died 1400)source
  • Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas ("Archibald the Grim", "Black Archibald"), magnate and warrior (died 1400)Scotlandsource

Deaths

  • February 1 – King Charles IV of France (born 1294)source
  • August 15 – Yesün Temür, emperor of the Yuan dynasty (born 1293)source
  • August 23 – Nicolaas Zannekin, Flemish peasant leader (in the battle of Cassel)source
  • September 26 – Ibn Taymiyyah, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (born 1263)source
  • October 12 (or 13) – Clementia of Hungary, Queen consort of France and Navarre (born 1293)source
  • November 16 – Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shōgun (born 1276)source
  • Meister Eckhart, German theologian (born 1260)source
  • Andronikos Angelos Palaiologos, Byzantine nobleman and governor (born ca. 1282)source
  • Muiris Ó Gibealláin, Irish jurist, singer, philosopher, poet, and musicianIrelandsource