1369
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1330s 1340s 1350s – 1360s – 1370s 1380s 1390s |
| Years: | 1366 1367 1368 – 1369 – 1370 1371 1372 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1369 MCCCLXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2122 |
| Armenian calendar | 818 ԹՎ ՊԺԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6119 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1290–1291 |
| Bengali calendar | 776 |
| Berber calendar | 2319 |
| English Regnal year | 42 Edw. 3 – 43 Edw. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1913 |
| Burmese calendar | 731 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6877–6878 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 4065 or 4005 — to — 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 4066 or 4006 |
| Coptic calendar | 1085–1086 |
| Discordian calendar | 2535 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1361–1362 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5129–5130 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1425–1426 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1290–1291 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4469–4470 |
| Holocene calendar | 11369 |
| Igbo calendar | 369–370 |
| Iranian calendar | 747–748 |
| Islamic calendar | 770–771 |
| Japanese calendar | Ōan 2 (応安２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1282–1283 |
| Julian calendar | 1369 MCCCLXIX |
| Korean calendar | 3702 |
| Minguo calendar | 543 before ROC 民前543年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −99 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1911–1912 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1495 or 1114 or 342 — to — 阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) 1496 or 1115 or 343 |
1369 (MCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1369th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 369th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 14th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1360s decade. As of the start of 1369, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. The French recapture most of Aquitaine.
- Venice repels Hungarian invasion.
- Hugues Aubriot founds the Bastille in Paris.
- Tamerlane names the city of Samarkand as the capital of his empire.
- Košice becomes the first town in Europe to be granted its own coat of arms.
- The Turks invade Bulgaria.
- The Edward the Black Prince ends his military alliance with Pedro of Castile due to ill-health. Pedro subsequently loses the Battle of Montiel to an alliance between the French and his half-brother Henry II. Henry murders Pedro after the battle and becomes King of Castille for a second time.
- The Thai Kingdom of Ayutthaya conquers Cambodia for a second time.
- Financed by Charles V of France, Welshman Owain Lawgoch launches an invasion fleet against the English in an attempt to claim the throne of Wales. A storm causes Owain to abandon the invasion.
- Duong Nhat Le succeeds Tran Hao as King of Vietnam.
Births
- Isabeau de Bavière, queen of Charles VI of France (died 1435)
- William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (died 1414)
- John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453)
- Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer (died 1415)
Deaths
- January 17 – King Peter I of Cyprus (murdered) (born 1328)
- March 23 – King Pedro of Castile (born 1334)
- August 15 – Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III of England
- September 12 – Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (plague) (b. 1345)
- October 3 – Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (born 1318)
- John Chandos, English knight
- Patrick Dunbar, 9th Earl of Dunbar (born 1285)
- Ramathibodi I, first king of Ayutthaya (born 1314)
- Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray
- Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick