1357

January–December

• April 28 - Erik Magnusson is recognized as king of most of Sweden, in opposition to his father, King Magnus.
• May 28 - Peter I becomes King of Portugal, after the death of his father, Alfonso IV.
• July 9 - Charles Bridge in Prague is founded.

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• King David II of Scotland is released by the English, in return for a ransom.
• Berdibek succeeds Jani Beg, as Khan of the Blue Horde.
• Rao Kanhadev becomes Rathore ruler of Marwar.
• Influenza is first identified as a disease.
• The first public exhibition of the Shroud of Turin is recorded.
• The Blue Horde unseats Ghazan II as the ruler of the Il-Khanate, and appoints their own governor.
• The Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat Temple is constructed in Phitsanulok, Thailand.
• In France, the Estates General passes Étienne Marcel's Great Ordinance in an attempt to impose limits on the monarchy, in particular in fiscal and monetary matters.