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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1316-09-29 Tuesday | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | 1317-04-3 | + |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | ||
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Metz | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | Flanders | |
| CountryCurrent country | France | |
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | ||
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | Pope | |
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | 500.000 absolute | + |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Plague | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | ||
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Latin | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Great chronological distance, Mortality | |
| last edited | 6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
In 1316 there was a great plague among the humans in France and Flanders, particularly in Metz where 500.000 humans are said to have died.
Text originalOriginal text
Anno domini MCCCXVII [...] Johannes XXI in papam eligitur, et pestilencia maxima hominum in Gallia et Flandria subsequitur, ita ut ville remanerent deserte et specialiter Metis in circa a festa sancti Michaelis usque ad pascha quingenta millis hominum dicantur mortui.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
In the year of the Lord 1317 (sic!), John XXI (sic!) was elected as pope and the greatest plague among humans followed imediately in France and Flanders where hardly a village remained undeserted. And particularly Metz, where between around the feast of St Michael and Easter (1317) 500.000 humans are said to have died.
