Year 1337 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events of 1337

• March 16 - Edward, the Black Prince is created 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.
• Sweden bans slavery.
• 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)

Also see Category:1337 births.

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

Also see Category:1337 deaths.

Bibliography

• Prime Curios