1361 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1330s 1340s 1350s – 1360s – 1370s 1380s 1390s |
| Years: | 1358 1359 1360 – 1361 – 1362 1363 1364 |
The year 1361 was a time of many changes and important events across Europe and Asia. New universities were founded, capital cities moved, and leaders changed in different empires. It was also a year when some famous people were born and others passed away.
Key Events of 1361
In 1361, several notable things happened around the world:
- A new place for learning, the University of Pavia, was started in Italy. This university is still active today!
- The main city of Hungary, its capital, was moved from Esztergom to a new city called Buda.
- In the Marinid Sultanate (an empire in what is now Morocco), there were quick changes in leadership. First, Abu Salim Ibrahim was replaced by Abu Umar. Then, later in the same year, Abu Umar was replaced by Abu Zayyan.
- The Blue Horde, a large group of people in Asia, faced a lot of problems with their leaders. Between 1361 and 1378, more than 20 different leaders, called khans, took charge in various parts of their land. This shows a time of great instability.
- A very famous English knight, Edward, the Black Prince, got married to Joan, who was known as the 'Fair Maid of Kent'.
People Born in 1361
- February 26 – Wenceslaus, who later became the King of Bohemia and King of the Romans, was born. He lived until 1419.
- John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, an important English nobleman who later became the Constable of Dover Castle, was also born this year. He passed away in 1396.
People Who Died in 1361
- March 24 – Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, an important English soldier and diplomat, passed away.
- June 9 – Philippe de Vitry, a well-known French composer and poet, died. He was born in 1291.
- June 15 – Johannes Tauler, a German religious thinker, passed away.
- November 21 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, an important French duke, died at the young age of 15, likely due to the plague.
- Giovanni, the son of the famous Italian poet Francesco Petrarch, also died this year from the plague.
- Richard Badew, who was in charge of Cambridge University as its Chancellor, passed away.
- John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp de Somerset, an English nobleman who was the Warden of the Cinque Ports, died.
- Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, an English nobleman born in 1295, passed away.
- Jan z Melsztyna, a Polish nobleman, also died in 1361.
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