Year 1329: A Year of Notable Events
The year 1329 (MCCCXXIX) marked a significant period in history, characterized by numerous pivotal events across Europe and beyond.
Key Events from January to December
- February 1: King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders.
- February 18: Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia, begins his military campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.
- March 27: Pope John XXII condemns some teachings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.
- April: Antipope Nicholas V is excommunicated by Pope John XXII.
- June 6: Edward III of England pays homage to Philip VI of France for the region of Aquitaine.
- June 7: David II becomes King of Scots at the tender age of 5; he will rule Scotland for nearly 42 years.
- June 10: The Braganstown massacre occurs in County Louth, Ireland, claiming over 160 lives.
- June 11: The Battle of Maltepe sees the Ottoman Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire.
- August 4: The Treaty of Pavia divides Wittelsbach possessions between the Bavarian and Palatinate lines, which will be reunited in 1777.
Other Notable Events
- Aimone of Savoy becomes Count of Savoy.
- Construction begins on the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrew in Frombork, Poland.
- Michael of Cesena is deposed as General of the Franciscans.
- Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia defeats Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia.
- Wiesbaden is granted the right of coinage by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Significant Births
- September 26: Anne of Bavaria, queen consort of Bohemia (d. 1353).
- November 22: Elisabeth of Meissen, Burgravine consort of Nuremberg (d. 1375).
- November 29: John I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1340).
- Date unknown: Fairuzabadi, Persian Arab lexicographer (d. 1414); Prince Lazar of Serbia (d. 1389); Philip II, Prince of Taranto (d. 1374); Hosokawa Yoriyuki, Japanese samurai (d. 1392).
Notable Deaths
- January 17: Saint Roseline, Carthusian nun (b. 1263).
- April 21: Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282).
- May 9: John Drokensford, Bishop of Bath and Wells.
- May 31: Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261).
- June 7: Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (b. 1274).
- August 30: Khutughtu Khan, Emperor Mingzong of Yuan, emperor of the Yuan dynasty and the Mongol Empire (b. 1300).
- October 27: Mahaut, Countess of Artois (b. 1268).
- Date unknown: Walter Herok, Bishop of Aberdeen; Michael of Imereti; Oshin of Korikos, regent of Armenia (assassinated); Edward, Count of Savoy (b. 1284); Maol Íosa IV, Earl of Strathearn.