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1309
Year
1309
was a
common year starting on Wednesday
of the
Julian calendar
.
Events
March 9
-
Pope Clement V
settles the papal seat in
Avignon
, following a visit.
March 14
- An
angry mob
overruns the palaces in the
Emirate of Granada
;
Sultan Muhammad III
is spared but his
vizier
,
Abu Abdallah ibn al-Hakim
, is killed
August 15
-
The city of Rhodes
surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of
Rhodes
. The knights establish their headquarters on
the island
, and rename themselves as the
Knights of Rhodes
.
September 12
-
Ferdinand IV of Castile
captures the town
of
Gibraltar
, in his campaign against the Emirate of Granada.
Date unknown
*
The village
of
Lukáčovce
in
Slovakia
first appears
in the
historical record
.
*
Alnwick Castle
, Northumberland, in the
Kingdom of England
is bought by the
House of Percy
, later
Earls of Northumberland
.
Births
Konrad of Megenberg
Aldona of Lithuania
,
queen consort
of Poland
Leo IV, King of Armenia
Deaths
April 10
-
Elisabeth von Rapperswil
, Swiss sovereign countess of Rapperswil
May 5
-
Charles II of Naples
James of St. George, Savoyard military architect
Raden Wijaya
, Founder and First
King of Majapahit
Empire
