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In the year 1374, a multitude of significant events unfolded across various regions of Europe and Asia.

Politics and World Affairs in Central Europe took center stage with the Kaschauer privilege granted to the Polish nobility on September 17. This milestone marked the first time that political privileges were extended to the nobility, providing relief from taxes and military service. The confirmation of female succession to the throne for one of King Ludwig's daughters further accelerated the weakening of the Polish monarchy.

In Western Europe, Robert de Juliac succeeded Raymond Berenger as the 31st Grand Master of the Order of St. John on April 8. Additionally, Gregory XI issued the Bull Salvator Humani Generis, which banned 14 articles from the Sachsenspiegel, earning it the nickname Articuli Reprobati.

In Mediterranean affairs, November 25 saw Jacques des Baux succeed his uncle Philip II as Prince of Taranto and Titular Emperor of Constantinople. However, he refused to accept the Principality of Achaia, which had been transferred to Johanna I of Naples by her father François des Baux the previous year. This led to a conflict between Jacques and Johanna, who also recently exiled her father from Naples.

The Judiciary Arborea conquered Sardinia under Judge Mariano IV., incorporating the entire island except for Cagliari and Alghero into its territory.

Meanwhile, in Cyprus, street fighting broke out between Venetians and Genoese in Famagusta. The city was a quasi-extraterritorial territory, with both maritime republics maintaining commercial branches on the island. As a result, a Genoese squadron occupied the city and demanded high reparations from King Peter II, including an annual tribute.

Deaths

Notable individuals who passed away in 1374 include Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan, Jan Milíč of Kroměříž, Czech priest and reformer, Petrarch, Italian poet born in 1304, Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany, born in 1295, Gao Qi, Chinese poet born in 1336, Konrad de Megenberg, historian born around the same time as Gao Qi.

In addition to these notable deaths, several other individuals lost their lives during this year. Rao Biram Dev succeeded Rao Kanhadev as ruler of Marwar, while Sheikh Hasan Jalayir took over as the ruler of the Jalay