1386
Jagiellon dynasty unites Poland and Lithuania
The pagan grand duke Jogaila of Lithuania accepted baptism, the name Wladyslaw, the hand of the eleven-year-old Queen Jadwiga, and the throne of Poland.
Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer, a London customs official with continental literary tastes, started writing a frame-story of pilgrims riding from Southwark to Becket's…
Battle of Sempach: Swiss pikemen kill Leopold III
Habsburg Duke Leopold III led another invasion of the Swiss cantons and met them in a narrow Alpine plain.
Milan Cathedral begun
Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo laid the foundation stone of a new cathedral in pink Candoglia marble.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1386?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1386. The most significant is Jagiellon dynasty unites Poland and Lithuania: The pagan grand duke Jogaila of Lithuania accepted baptism, the name Wladyslaw, the hand of the eleven-year-old Queen Jadwiga, and the throne of Poland.
What era was 1386 part of?
1386 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1386?
The events from 1386 span Europe.