Events of 1337

• March 16 – Edward, the Black Prince is crowned Duke of Cornwall.

• The Hundred Years' War (c. 1337–1453) begins between France and England.

• Philip VI of France confiscates Aquitaine.

• Bisham Priory is founded in England.

• The Scaligeri family loses control of Padua; Alberto della Scala, music patron of the Italian Trecento, moves to Veronica.

• Francesco Petrarca (often considered the first man of the Renaissance) first visits Rome, to wander its mysterious ruins with an eye for aesthetic as well as for history, exciting a renewed interest in Classical civilisation.

• The Sofia Psalter is produced in Bulgaria.

Births

• Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1410)

• Jean Froissart, historian and courtier from Hainaut (d. 1405)

• Jeong Mong-ju, Goryeo diplomat and poet (d. 1392)

Deaths

• January 8 – Giotto di Bondone, Italian Painter (b. 1267)

• June 7 – William III, Count of Hainaut

• June 25 – Frederick III of Sicily (b. 1272)

• date unknown

• *Angelo da Clareno, Italian Franciscan (b. 1247)

• *Mansa Musa, 14th century King of the Malinese Empire

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