Explore 76 historical events from 1300–1309.
The 1304–1305 papal conclave was initiated after the death of Pope Benedict XI in July 1304. It took place in Perugia, the city in which Benedict XI had died, and proved to be a pr…
Election of Pope Clement V following the death of Pope Benedict XI in the previous year
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium, which is one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions,…
A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, also spelled Abusaid Bahador Khan, Abu Sa'id Behauder, was the ninth ruler of the Ilkhanate, a division of the Mongol Empire that encompassed the present da…
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, ruler of Ilkhanate (died 1335)
Ashikaga Takauji also known as Minamoto no Takauji was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the…
Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese Shōgun (died 1358)
Roger de Flor, also known as Ruggero/Ruggiero da Fiore or Rutger von Blum or Ruggero Flores, was an Italian military adventurer and condottiere active in Aragonese Sicily, Italy, a…
Roger de Flor, Italian military adventurer (born 1267)
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion o…
First Scottish War of Independence: Sir John Stewart of Menteith, the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully…
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305).
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (born 1271)
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
William Wallace, Scottish knight and rebel leader (born c.1270)
Emperor Kameyama was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1260 through 1274.
Emperor Kameyama of Japan (born 1249)
Pope Clement V was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowi…
Raymond Bertrand de Got was elected Pope Clement V, succeeding Benedict XI, who died the previous year
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged,…
The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle was fought on 18 August 1304 between the French and the Flemish. The French were led by their king, Philip IV.
The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias.
Francis Petrarch was an Italian scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest Renaissance humanists.
Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (died 1374)
Jehan de Lescurel was a composer-poet of late medieval music. Jehan's extensive surviving oeuvre is an important and rare examples of the formes fixes before the time of Guillaume …
Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer
Pope Benedict XI, born Nicola Boccasini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 October 1303 to his death on 7 July 1304.
Benedict XI, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1240)
The Scottish wars (1296–1357) were two extended military conflicts in which the Kingdom of England attempted to establish control over the Kingdom of Scotland. In spite of signific…
Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War…
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose.
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer (born 1251)
Emperor Go-Fukakusa was the 89th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1246 through 1260.
Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (born 1243)
John II was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland.
John II, Count of Holland (born 1247)
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey was a prominent English nobleman and military commander during the reigns of Henry III of England and Edward I of England. During the Second Bar…
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, English general (born 1231)
In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Guhila king Ratnasimha, after an eight month long siege. The conflict has been described in se…
Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate.
Guillaume de Nogaret was a French statesman, councilor and keeper of the seal to Philip IV of France.
Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
Pope Benedict XI, born Nicola Boccasini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 October 1303 to his death on 7 July 1304.
Election of pope Benedict XI following the death of pope Boniface VIII in the previous weeks.
The Sapienza University of Rome, also known as La Sapienza, is a public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is one of the world's oldest universi…
The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII