1357

Events

February 3 - The Estates General in France meets and passes Étienne Marcel's Great Ordinance in an attempt to impose limits on the monarchy, in particular in fiscal and monetary matters.
April 28 - Erik Magnusson is recognized as king of most of Sweden, in opposition to his father, King Magnus.
May 28 - Peter I becomes King of Portugal, after the death of his father, Alfonso IV.
July 9 - Construction formally begins on Charles Bridge in Prague.
July 22 - On the death of Jani Beg, he is succeeded as Khan of the Blue Horde by his son Berdi Beg who orders the death of at least 12 of his close kinsmen to secure his position.
October 3 - The Treaty of Berwick ends the Second War of Scottish Independence and King David II of Scotland is released by the English in return for a ransom.

The Blue Horde unseats Ghazan II as the ruler of the Il-Khanate, and appoints their own governor.
Battle of Bubat: The Sundanese royal family is massacred by the Majapahit Army on the orders of Gajah Mada; the death toll includes Sundanese King Lingga Buana and Princess Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi, who commits suicide.
Rao Kanhadev becomes Rathore ruler of Marwar.
Influenza is first identified as a disease.
The first public exhibition of the Shroud of Turin is recorded.
The Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Temple is constructed in Phitsanulok, Thailand.