Year by year · 14th century
1341
1341 in world history: 3 events, 4 deaths, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 835 recorded states existed that year.
Events
The army proclaims John VI Kantakouzenos emperor, starting a civil war
The army and supporters of John VI Kantakouzenos, largely drawn from the land-holding aristocracy, proclaimed him emperor, effectively starting a civil war against the regency for the boy John V Palaiologos. The regency responded by crowning John V in November.
In the profiles
Renaissance humanismPetrarch is crowned poet laureate on the Capitoline Hill in Rome
Wars and longer events
Died in 1341 4
States founded 1
States that came to an end 1
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