April 25 – King
Sancho IV (the Brave) dies of a fatal illness (possibly
tuberculosis), after a 11-year reign at
Toledo. He is succeeded by his 9-year-old son
Ferdinand IV (the Summoned) as ruler of
Castile and
León. In the Cortes at
Valladolid,
Henry of Castile (the Senator) is appointed guardian of Ferdinand, while Queen
María de Molina becomes his
regent. During the summer, Ferdinand is betrothed to the 5-year-old Princess
Constance of Portugal. Hostilities between Castile and King
Denis I (the Poet King) are ended by a peace agreement.[1]
June 26 –
Przemysł II is crowned king of
Poland at
Gniezno, the first coronation of a Polish ruler in 219 years. Przemysł travels to
Pomerelia where he confirms the privileges of the monasteries in
Oliwa and
Żarnowiec. He also visits other major cities:
Gdańsk,
Tczew and
Świecie. In August, Przemysł returns to
Greater Poland but in October he travels again to Gdańsk.[4]
July 22 –
War of Curzola: Genoese raids on the Venetian quarter in
Constantinople leads to a formal declaration of war with the
Republic of Venice. A Venetian fleet (some 40 war galleys) attacks
Galata, the quarter of the Genoese merchants. Emperor
Andronikos II (Palaiologos) arrests surviving Venetians in the capital and joins the war with the
Republic of Genoa.[5]
Marco Polo returns to
Venice after 24 years of travel in
China. When the Polo's arrive, Venice is engaged in a naval war with the rival city of
Genoa. Marco joins the war and arms a galley equipped with a
trebuchet.[6]
November 13 – King
Edward I (Longshanks) summons the
Model Parliament to
Westminster, the composition of which serves as a model for later parliaments. The parliament agrees that a tax can be raised to allow him to launch campaigns against France and the rebellious Scots for the forthcoming year.[9]
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^Jones, Craig Owen (2008). Compact History of Welsh Heroes: The Revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn, p. 166. Publisher: Llygad Gwalch Cyf.
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