1373 facts for kids

The year 1373 was a time of many interesting events around the world. It was a common year starting on Saturday in the old Julian calendar. This year saw important treaties, new cities being founded, and changes in leadership across different kingdoms.

What Happened in 1373?

Important Events from January to December

• March 24 – A peace agreement called the Treaty of Santarém was signed. This treaty ended the second war between Portugal and Castile (a kingdom in what is now Spain).
• May 13 – A woman named Julian of Norwich had special spiritual experiences. She later wrote about these experiences in a book called Revelations of Divine Love.

Other Key Events of the Year

• The city of Bristol in England became an independent county. This meant it could govern itself more.
• The Anglo-Portuguese alliance was signed. This agreement between England and Portugal is still active today, making it the oldest treaty in the world!
• The city of Phnom Penh was founded. Today, it is the capital city of Cambodia.
• Philip II of Taranto gave control of Achaea (a region in southern Greece) to his cousin, Joanna I of Naples.
• Leo VI became the new King of Armenian Cilicia. This area is now part of southern Turkey. He took over after his distant cousin, Constantine VI, died.
• A strong city wall was built around Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. This wall was meant to protect the city from attacks by the kingdom of Castile.
• Tran Kinh became the new King of Vietnam, taking over from Tran Phu.
• In the Byzantine Empire, co-emperor Andronikos IV Palaiologos rebelled against his father, John V Palaiologos. His father had agreed to let Constantinople become a vassal (a state controlled by another more powerful state) of the Ottoman Empire. The rebellion failed.
• The death of Sultan Muhammad as-Said led to a time of political trouble in Morocco.
• The Merton College Library was built in Oxford, England. This library is part of Merton College, one of the colleges at the famous University of Oxford.
• The Adina Mosque was built in Bengal, a region in South Asia.
• The Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China stopped the traditional civil service exams. He thought the new officials were not good enough. He decided to choose officials based on recommendations instead. The exams were started again in 1384.

Who Was Born in 1373?

• March 29 – Marie of Alencon, a French princess.
• June 23 – Queen Joan II of Naples, who later ruled the Kingdom of Naples.
• September 22 – Thomas le Despenser, an English nobleman.
• Date unknown
  • Edward of Norwich, an English duke.
  • Margery Kempe, an English writer. She wrote what is considered the first autobiography in the English language.

Who Passed Away in 1373?

• January 16 – Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, an English nobleman.
• February – Ibn Kathir, an important Islamic scholar.
• July 23 – Saint Birgitta, a Swedish saint.
• November 3 – Jeanne de Valois, who was the Queen of Navarre.
• December 7 – Rafał z Tarnowa, a Polish nobleman.
• Date unknown
  • Constantine VI of Armenia, the former King of Armenian Cilicia.
  • Robert le Coq, a French bishop and advisor.

See also

In Spanish: 1373 para niños