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Genoa surrenders to Venetian forces June 24 after being starved out by the Venetian admirals Vittorio (or Vettor) Pisani and Carlo Zeno, who have blockaded the port of Chioggia by sinking ships in the channel (see 1378). Genoa surrenders some 19 galleys and more than 4,000 prisoners to Admiral Pisani. The Genoese admiral Doria has been killed in battle, Admiral Pisani is sent to face another Genoese squadron but falls ill and dies at Manfredonia in Apulia August 15 at age 56, and he is succeeded as Venetian grand admiral by Carlo Zeno, who has been harassing Genoese shipping in the Ligurian and Aegean seas (see 1381).
Aragon's Pedro IV gives up his claims to Sicily in the face of opposition from Angevins and the papacy (see 1377); he cedes his pretensions to the Sicilian throne to his older son, Martin, who is to marry the late Federico II's daughter Maria (see 1387).
Sir John Arundel, brother of Richard, 11th earl of Arundel, conducts raids through Brittany in July, savagely storming a convent and carrying off the women, but his ships founder on the way home and all but eight of his men drown. The duke of Gloucester and Sir John Knollys march from Calais towards Brittany, but although they link up with troops of Jean de Montfort, duc de Bretagne, they achieve nothing beyond devastating the countryside.
French military leader Bertrand du Guesclin falls ill while besieging an English fortress at Châteauneuf-de-Randon and dies at L'Habitarelle July 13 at age 60 (approximate).
Norway's Haakon VI Magnusson dies at age 41 after a 25-year reign in which he has battled with Swedish noblemen. He has helped to secure the Danish throne for his son Olaf, now 10, who succeeds to the Norwegian throne and will reign until his death in 1387 as Olaf IV Haakonsson.
The Battle of Kulikovo Pole (Snipes' Field) on the Don River September 8 ends in victory for the prince of Muscovy Dmitri II, now 30, who routs the Tatar general Mamai (see 1378). The Golden Horde has controlled Russian lands since 1240, and Mamai has effectively ruled the western portion of the country, forging military alliances with the rulers of neighboring territories to subdue the Russians, but Dmitri's victory briefly destroys the prestige of Mongol power, and he is given the honorific surname Donskoi (of the Don) (see 1381).
France's Charles V names Gaston III, comte de Foix, lieutenant general of Languedoc, but Charles dies of a heart attack at Vincennes (Nogent-sur-Marne) September 16 at age 43 after eating poisonous mushrooms. Survived by his queen, Jeanne de Bourbon, he has ruled since the capture of his father at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and led his country to an almost miraculous recovery from the Hundred Years' War. His son, now 12, will reign until 1422 as Charles VI (Charles le bien-aimé) despite bouts of insanity beginning in 1392. Gaston III, comte de Foix, loses his position to the duc de Berry, defeats the duke in combat, and retires forthwith to his mountain estates; the young king's uncles (the dukes of Anjou, Berry, and Burgundy) will rule as guardians until 1388.
Parliament agrees reluctantly to levy a graded poll tax on everyone in England except paupers (see 1377). "As well as for the safety of the realm and for the keeping of the sea," the tax is to start at 1 groat (4 pence) per head, but it is to be passed down and paid by agricultural workers, a fact that becomes known to the field hands and will lead to widespread rioting (see 1381).
Catherine of Siena (Caterina Benincasa) dies at Rome April 29 at age 33 after a stroke that has left her paralyzed for 8 days from the waist down. She has been tireless in her devotion to the Church and to those in need.
The Apocalypse Tapestry completed at Paris after 5 years of work depicts the biblical allegory. French authorities will discover the 70-panel tapestry in the 1840s, the bishop of Angers will buy it for 300 francs, he will have it restored, and it will hang at Angers Château.
The Gothic cathedral of Saint Etienne at Metz in Lorraine is completed after 130 years of work.
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