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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1340''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCXL]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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* [[January 26]] &ndash; King [[Edward III of England]] declares himself King of [[Kingdom of France|France]] at Ghent, Flanders.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[Bohemian Crusade (1340)|Bohemian Crusade]]: The Church authorizes a military expedition against heretics.
* [[April 8]] &ndash; [[Marinid]] galleys, under the command of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Azafi, rout the [[Kingdom of Castile|Castellan]] fleet, off the coast of [[Algeciras]].
* [[April]]–[[July]] &ndash; Trapezuntine Civil War: An abortive uprising occurs against [[Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond]], the first of a number of coups, revolts, and succession disputes.
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Rotterdam]] is officially declared a city.
* [[June 24]]
** [[Hundred Years' War (1337–1360)|Hundred Years' War]]: [[Battle of Sluys]] &ndash; The English fleet, under the command of [[Edward III of England]], battles the French fleet, under that of [[Admiral]] [[Hugues Quiéret]] and treasurer [[Nicolas Béhuchet]], assisted by [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] [[mercenary]] [[galley]]s under Egidio Bocanegra, on the [[Low Countries]] coast. The French fleet is virtually destroyed, and both of its commanders are killed.
** [[Valdemar IV of Denmark]], son of deceased King [[Christopher II of Denmark|Christopher II]], is elected to the throne, following 8 years of [[interregnum]].
* [[July 26]] &ndash; Hundred Years' War &ndash; [[Battle of Saint-Omer]]: The French defeat the English.
* [[September 25]] &ndash; Hundred Years' War: The temporary [[Truce of Espléchin]] is signed between England and France.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=102–104|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[October 30]] &ndash; [[Battle of Río Salado]] in Spain: The kings of [[kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] defeat the [[Nasrid dynasty|Nasrid]] ruler of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] and his Moroccan allies.

===Date unknown===
* [[Europe]] has about 74 million inhabitants.
*An epidemic in northern Italy is recorded by [[Augustine of Trent]], in his ''Epistola astrologica''.
* The [[Monarchy of Japan]] reaches its 2,000 year anniversary (according to traditional starting dates).</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[March 5]] &ndash; [[Cansignorio della Scala]], Lord of Verona (d. [[1375]])
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[John of Gaunt]], 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. [[1399]])
* [[August]] &ndash; [[Haakon VI of Norway|Haakon VI]], king of Norway [[1355]]&ndash;[[1380]] and of Sweden [[1362]]&ndash;[[1364]] (d. [[1380]])
* [[October]] &ndash; [[Geert Groote]], Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (d. [[1384]])
* [[November 30]] &ndash; [[John, Duke of Berry]], son of [[John II of France]] (d. [[1416]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy]] (d. [[1397]])
** [[John of Nepomuk]], saint of Bohemia (d. [[1393]])
** [[Narayana Pandit]], Indian mathematician (d. [[1400]])
* ''probable'' 
** [[Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland|Margaret Drummond]], queen consort of Scotland (d. [[1375]])<ref>{{cite web |title=5 forgotten queens and princesses of Scotland |url=https://www.scotsman.com/regions/5-forgotten-queens-and-princesses-scotland-548776 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=April 2019 |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
** [[Philip van Artevelde]], Flemish patriot (d. [[1382]])

== Deaths ==
* [[March 31]] &ndash; [[Ivan I of Moscow]] (b. [[1288]])
* [[April 5]] &ndash; [[William Melton]], English archbishop 
* [[April 6]] &ndash; Emperor [[Basil of Trebizond|Basil Megas Komnenos]] of [[Empire of Trebizond|Trebizond]]
* [[April 7]] &ndash; [[Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia]] (b. [[1308]])
* [[December 2]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey le Scrope]], Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
* [[December 4]] &ndash; [[Henry Burghersh]], English bishop and chancellor (b. [[1292]])
* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[John I, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. [[1329]])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; [[Simonida]], queen consort of Serbia (b. [[1294]])

== References ==
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