1352 CE
War of the Straits – The Battle of the Bosporus is fought in a stormy sea into the night between the Genoese, Venetian, Aragonese, and Byzantine fleets. The Genoese emerge victorious, as the other fleets withdraw. Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 – Battle of Demotika: Fighting as allies of John VI Kantakouzenos, the Ottoman beylik scores its first victory on European soil, against the Serbs. Corpus Christi College is founded as a College of the University of Cambridge in England, by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- June 4 – Glarus joins the Old Swiss Confederacy.source
- June 27 – Zug joins the Old Swiss Confederacy.source
- Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) is probably granted control of Çimpe Castle on the Gallipoli peninsula by Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, the first territory west of the Bosporus held by the Ottoman Empire.source
- The Bengal Sultanate is formed after the realms of Satgaon, Lakhnauti and Sonargaon are united under Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah.source
- The town of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, finalizes its alliance with the city of Bern.source
Conflict & Security
- February 13 – War of the Straits – The Battle of the Bosporus is fought in a stormy sea into the night between the Genoese, Venetian, Aragonese, and Byzantine fleets. The Genoese emerge victorious, as the other fleets withdraw.source
- October – Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 – Battle of Demotika: Fighting as allies of John VI Kantakouzenos, the Ottoman beylik scores its first victory on European soil, against the Serbs.source
- After years of begging and being a Buddhist monk, the penniless Chinese peasant Zhu Yuanzhang joins the Red Turban Rebellions against the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China; he will later become the first emperor of the Ming dynasty.source
Religion & Belief
- December 18 – Pope Innocent VI succeeds Pope Clement VI as the 199th pope.source
- Coming from Hungary, the noble Vlach Dragoş becomes the first voivode of Moldova, being seen as the founder of this principality (some scholars place this moment as early as 1345).source
- The Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; the Metropolitan of Halych begins to relocate back to Kyiv, after having moved to Halych in 1299. Thereafter, the Metropolitan will hold the title of Metropolitan of Kiev-Halych and All Rus.source
Science & Discovery
- Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta reports the existence of the ngoni and balafon musical instruments, at the court of Mansa Musa.source
- Earliest surviving illustration of someone wearing spectacles, a fresco in the chapter house of the Dominican convent of San Nicolò, Treviso by Tommaso da Modena (anachronistically) depicting Hugh of Saint-Cher.source
Climate & Environment
- December 26 – The Earldom of Kent of the 5th creation in England becomes extinct.source
Culture & Society
- September 25 – Emperor Go-Kōgon becomes 4th Emperor of the Northern Court of Japan.source
- November 7 – Corpus Christi College is founded as a College of the University of Cambridge in England, by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary.source
- Lionel of Antwerp marries Elizabeth, daughter of William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster.source
- Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham becomes a Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter of England.source
Births
Deaths
- September 15 – Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273)source
- December 6 – Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)source
- Yoshida Kenkō, Japanese monk and author (b. 1283)source
- Following the death of his father Basarab, Nicholas Alexander becomes voivode of Wallachia, after being co-ruler for about eight years.source
- William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros (b. 1325)source
- Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Sicily, regent of Sicily (b. 1298)source
- Vasilii Kalika, Archbishop of Novgorodsource
- Laurence Minot, English poet (b. 1300)source
- Matthias of Arras, French architect (b. 1290)source