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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1334''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCXXXIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[July 18]] &ndash; The bishop of [[Florence]] blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new ''[[campanile]]'' (bell tower) of the [[Florence Cathedral]] (the tower was designed by the artist [[Giotto di Bondone]]).<ref>Zucconi, Guido (1995). ''Florence: An Architectural Guide'' (2001 Reprint ed.). San Giovanni Lupatoto (Vr): Arsenale Editrice. {{ISBN|978-88-7743-147-9 }}.</ref>
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XII]] succeeds [[Pope John XXII]], as the 197th [[pope]].<ref>[[Pope Benedict XII#CITEREFBueno2016|Bueno 2016]], p. 247.</ref>

=== Date unknown ===
* Autumn &ndash; [[Battle of Adramyttion (1334)|Battle of Adramyttion]]: A Christian league defeats the fleet of the Turkish [[Beylik of Karasi]].<ref>[[Battle of Adramyttion (1334)#CITEREFCarr2013|Carr 2013]], p. 172.</ref>
== Births ==
* [[January 4]] &ndash; [[Amadeus VI of Savoy]] (d. [[1383]])
* [[January 13]] &ndash; King [[Henry II of Castile]] (d. [[1379]])
* [[May 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Sukō]] (d. [[1398]])
* [[August 30]] &ndash; King [[Pedro of Castile]] (d. [[1369]])
* ''date unknown''
** King [[James I of Cyprus]] (d. [[1398]])
** [[Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith]], Scottish noble (d. c. [[1380]])
** [[Hayam Wuruk]], [[Java]]nese ruler (d. [[1389]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 17]] &ndash; [[John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond]] (b. c. [[1266]])
* [[December 4]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXII]] (b. [[1249]])<ref>{{cite web |title=John XXII |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100023477 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en }}</ref>
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; Sheikh [[Safi-ad-din Ardabili]] of [[Persia]] (b. [[1251]])
* [[Isabella de Vesci]], politically active French noblewoman (b. 1260s)

== References ==
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