What Happened in 1328

Major Events

  • May 1 Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
  • May 12 Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and assembly of priests select Pietro Rainalducc as anti-Pope Nicolas V; consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice
  • May 26 William of Ockham [Occam] forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII
  • May 29 French King Philip VI of Valois crowned at the Cathedral in Reims, France
  • Jun 6 Franciscan theologian William of Ockham [Occam] excommunicated by Pope John XXII
  • Aug 23 Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers

More People Born in 1328

Who Died in 1328

  • Feb 1 Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies at 33
  • Apr 30 Meister Eckhard, German theologist and mystic, dies at about 78
  • Aug 23 Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle
  • Nov 16 Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)

Famous Weddings in 1328

  • Jan 24 King Edward III of England (15) marries Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York
  • Jul 17 Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed



World Leaders in 1328