1352

1352 — a year in the 14th century and an integer — notable for papal succession, Ottoman entry into European conflicts, and the broader medieval context after the Black Death.

1352 is both a natural number and a year in the 14th century (AD). As a calendar year in the Julian system it was a leap year. Historically it sits in the decades following the Black Death, during a period of political realignment, military conflict in western and southeastern Europe, and social and economic change across Eurasia.

Notable events and context

In the papacy, 1352 saw the end of one pontificate and the election of a successor, marking a moment of continuity for the Avignon papacy in the mid-14th century.
In southeastern Europe a battle connected to Byzantine civil strife involved Turkish forces operating on European soil for the first time in a recognizable way, an episode often cited as an early example of Ottoman involvement in Balkan affairs.
Western Europe remained affected by the demographic and economic consequences of the Black Death (mid-1340s to early 1350s): labor shortages, wage pressures, and legal attempts to regulate employment continued to reshape medieval society.
The Hundred Years' War between England and France continued as a background reality, with raids, truces and local campaigns rather than decisive nationwide battles in this particular year.

Beyond Europe, large states such as the Yuan dynasty in China experienced periodic unrest in the 1350s, and many regions saw shifts in administration and military activity as centralized powers coped with economic stress and popular discontent.

As a number

Mathematically, 1352 is an even composite integer. Its prime factorization is 2^3 × 13^2. In Roman numerals it is written MCCCLII. The number can arise in many practical contexts (dates, catalogues, identification numbers) without special intrinsic meaning beyond those uses.

1352 occupies an interval of medieval history characterized by recovery from pandemic catastrophe, the spread of new military actors into Europe, and ongoing contest between established monarchies and regional powers. Its events are best understood as part of larger 14th-century transformations rather than isolated turning points.