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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1344''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCXLIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 26]] &ndash; ''[[Reconquista]]'': The [[Siege of Algeciras (1342–44)]], one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder is used, ends with the Muslim city of Algeciras surrendering and being incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Castile]].
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Constantine II, King of Armenia]], is killed in an uprising and succeeded by a distant cousin, [[Constantine III, King of Armenia|Constantine III]].
* [[April 23]] &ndash; The [[St. George's Night Uprising]]: The [[Livonian Order]] hangs Vesse, the rebel [[Estonians|Estonian]] Elder of [[Saaremaa]] Island.
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Battle of Pallene]]: A Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet at [[Pallene, Chalcidice]].
* [[October 24]] &ndash; [[Smyrniote Crusade]]: A Christian fleet succeeds in taking the port city of [[Smyrna]] from the [[Aydinid]] Turks.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lock|first=Peter|title=The Routledge Companion to the Crusades|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135131371|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AkCKZ9Hs4-QC|page=127}}</ref>
* [[December 6]] &ndash; Five-year-old [[Eric XII of Sweden|Erik Magnusson]], the eldest son of King [[Magnus IV of Sweden]], is appointed heir to the Swedish throne, even though Sweden is an elective monarchy at this time.

=== Date unknown ===
* King [[Edward III of England]] introduces three new gold coins, the [[English coin Florin or Double Leopard|florin]], [[English coin Half Florin or Leopard|leopard]], and [[English coin Quarter Florin or Helm|helm]]. Unfortunately, the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of 6 shillings, 3 shillings, and 1 shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down, by August of this year.
* [[Bablake School]] is founded in [[Coventry]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] by the dowager [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]].
* The [[Compagnia dei Bardi]] in Florence goes bankrupt, along with the [[Peruzzi]] Bank and the [[Acciaiuoli]] Bank.
* A large public dial clock is installed in the tower of the Palazzo Capitaniato, [[Padua]], commissioned by Prince [[Ubertino I da Carrara]] and supervised by [[Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio]].
* A famine occurs in [[China]].
* King [[Peter IV of Aragon]] defeats and deposes his [[cousin]], [[James III of Majorca]], thereby absorbing the [[Balearic Islands|Balearic]] [[Kingdom of Majorca]] into the [[Crown of Aragon]].</onlyinclude>
* [[Newaya Krestos]] succeeds his father [[Amda Seyon I]] as [[Emperor of Ethiopia]]

== Births ==
* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol|Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol]] (d. [[1363]])
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Marie of Valois (1344-1404)|Marie Valois]], French princess, daughter of King [[John II of France]] (d. [[1404]])
* [[October 10]] &ndash; [[Mary Plantagenet]], duchess consort of Brittany, daughter of King [[Edward III of England]] (d. [[1362]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Beatrix of Bavaria]], queen consort of Sweden (d. [[1359]])
** [[Azzo X d'Este]], Italian condottiero (d. [[1415]])
** [[John I, Count of La Marche]] (d. [[1393]])
** [[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]], Malay Srivijayan prince (d. [[1424]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 4]] &ndash; [[Robert de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle]], English peer (b. [[1288]])
* [[January 11]] &ndash; [[Thomas Charlton (bishop)|Thomas Charlton]],  Bishop of Hereford, Lord High Treasurer of England, Lord Privy Seal, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
* [[January 30]] &ndash; [[William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury]] (b. [[1301]])
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Constantine II, King of Armenia]] (Gosdantin, Կոստանդին Բ)
* [[June 29]] &ndash; [[Joan of Savoy]], duchess consort of Brittany, throne claimant of Savoy (b. [[1310]])
* [[July 11]] &ndash; [[Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg]] (b. c. [[1286]])
* [[July 16]] &ndash; [[An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt|An-Nasir Ahmad]], deposed Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt (b. [[1316]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Gersonides]], French rabbi and mathematician (b. [[1288]])
** [[Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu]]
** [[Amda Seyon I]], Emperor of Ethiopia
** [[Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud]], leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar
** [[Prince Narinaga]], Japanese [[List of shōguns|Shōgun]] (b. [[1326]], d. either [[1337]] or 1344, the sources are contradictory).
* ''probable'' &ndash; [[Simone Martini]], Sienese painter (b. [[1284]])

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