May 1 Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
May 12 Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and assembly of priests select Pietro Rainalducc as anti-Pope Nicolaas V
May 12 Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice
May 26 William of Ockham [Occam] forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII
May 29 French King Philip VI of Valois crowned at the Cathedral in Reims, France
Famous Birthdays
May 7 Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg, born in Rome (d. 1365)