Year 1356 (MCCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
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January–December
- January 20 – Edward Balliol surrenders his title as King of Scotland, to Edward III of England.
- ca. February – Burnt Candlemas: Edward III of England burns down every town and village in Lothian, Scotland.
- June 17 – The city of Lwów is granted Magdeburg rights by Casimir III of Poland. The advantages of the rights are not only economic, but also political.
- September 19 – Hundred Years' War – Battle of Poitiers: The English, commanded by Edward, the Black Prince, defeat the French. The greatly outnumbered English forces not only rout the French, but capture the French king John II of France and his youngest son, the future Philip II of Burgundy.
- October 17 – Erik XII proclaims himself king of Sweden, in opposition to his father, King Magnus IV. Thus begins a civil war in Sweden between father and son, which will last until Erik's death in 1359.
- October 18 (St Luke's Day) – The Basel earthquake affects northern Switzerland, with a maximum MSK intensity of IXâÂÂX (DestructiveâÂÂDevastating), leaving around 1,000 dead. It is the most damaging intraplate earthquake known to have occurred in central Europe.
- December 25 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, promulgates the Golden Bull, a constitution for his empire.
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Footnotes
References
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- Hammond, Matthew (2019). "The Acts of Edward Balliol, king of Scots (1332âÂÂ56)". The community of the realm in Scotland, 1249âÂÂ1424. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- McKisack, May (31 December 1959). The Fourteenth Century 1307âÂÂ1399. Oxford History of England. Vol. 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press. .
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