1302

Year 1302 (MCCCII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

1302
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Year 1302: Notable Events

Year 1302 (MCCCII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Below are significant events that took place during this year.

January–March

  • January 2 – In Germany, Henry II becomes the ruler of the independent nation of Mecklenburg upon the death of his father, Henry the Pilgrim.
  • January 20 – In Egypt, Al-Mustakfi I becomes the new Muslim Abbasid Caliph of Cairo after the death of his father.
  • January 23 – King Ferdinand IV of Castile marries Princess Constance of Portugal at age 12.
  • January 26 – A nine-month peace treaty is agreed upon between King Edward I of England and Scottish nobles led by Robert the Bruce.
  • February 8 – Yesün Temür becomes Jinong (crown prince) of the Mongol Empire.
  • February 10 – Pope Boniface VIII’s papal bull is rejected by King Philip of France.
  • February 19 – Italian artist Cimabue completes a major mosaic for the Pisa Cathedral.
  • March 3 – Gaston becomes the new French administrator of the Co-principality of Andorra.
  • March 4 – Pope Boniface VIII plans an ecclesiastical council after the rejection of his bull by King Philip.
  • March – Robert the Bruce marries Elizabeth de Burgh.

April–June

  • April 8 – Sultan Muhammad II of Granada dies and is succeeded by Muhammad III.
  • April 10 – The first meeting of the Estates General is held in France.
  • April 12 – Ghazan of the Mongol Empire announces campaign preparations against the Mamluks.
  • April 22 – Byzantine Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos begins a military campaign against Turkish forces.
  • May 17 – Eleanor of Anjou marries King Frederick III of Sicily.
  • May 18 – The Matins of Bruges massacre occurs, killing 2,000 French soldiers.
  • June 12 – Wesenberg in Danish Estonia receives municipal self-government.
  • June 14 – Matteo I Visconti is deposed as Lord of Milan.

July–September

  • July 11 – The Battle of the Golden Spurs is fought, with Flemish forces defeating the French army.
  • July 27 – The Battle of Bapheus sees Turkish forces defeat the Byzantines.
  • August 5 – John Segrave is appointed to control Berwick Castle.
  • August 31 – The Peace of Caltabellotta ends the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
  • September 3 – Mamluk forces begin a blockade of Tripoli, Lebanon.
  • September 26 – The Knights Templar surrender control of Ruad to the Mamluks.
  • September – Roger de Flor establishes the Catalan Company of mercenaries.

October–December

  • October 4 – A peace treaty is signed between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice.
  • November 18 – Pope Boniface VIII issues the papal bull Unam sanctam.
  • December 2 – Martha of Denmark is crowned as Queen consort of Sweden.
  • December 10 – The Inuigin Era begins in Japan.
  • December 31 – Theobald II becomes the new Duke of Lorraine.

Births and Deaths

Births:

  • November 30 – Andrew Corsini, Italian prelate.
  • December 7 – Azzone Visconti, Italian nobleman.

Deaths:

  • January 2 – Henry I of Germany.
  • January 19 – Al-Hakim I of Cairo.
  • April 8 – Muhammad II of Granada.
  • July 11 – Multiple nobles during the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
  • October 29 – Matthew of Aquasparta, Italian Minister General.