Timeline April 1348

Events in April 1348 4

• 1310 – 1348 Laura de Noves (1310-1348) Died 6 April 1348, aged 38 Laura de Noves is traditionally identified as the woman Petrarch idealized as "Laura" in his celebrated sonnets. She died of plague in Avignon on 6 April 1348, an event Petrarch recorded and mourned in his writings.
• 1348 Founding of Charles University in Prague Central Europe's first university established Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV issued a charter founding a university in Prague on 7 April 1348, with papal confirmation from Pope Clement VI. It became the first university in Central Europe and a major center of learning in the medieval Holy Roman Empire.
• 1348 Toulon massacre of Jews Anti-Jewish pogrom during the early Black Death panic On 13 April 1348, a mob in Toulon attacked the city's Jewish quarter, killing dozens of residents who were scapegoated for the plague then spreading across southern France. It was one of a wave of anti-Jewish pogroms that broke out across Europe as the Black Death arrived.
• 1348 Founding of the Order of the Garter Edward III establishes England's highest order of chivalry King Edward III of England founded the Order of the Garter, traditionally dated to St George's Day, 23 April 1348. It became the oldest and most senior order of knighthood in Britain and remains in existence today.