Significant Events of the Year 1317
The year 1317 (MCCCXVII) marked a common year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar, with notable developments across Europe and beyond.
January – March
- January 9 – Philip the Tall is hastily crowned King of France as Philip V in Rheims, amidst protests over the succession rights favoring his late brother’s daughter, Joan II of Navarre.
- February 1 – Manuel Pessanha of Genoa is appointed as the first Chief Admiral of Portugal by King Denis, tasked with establishing a permanent navy.
- February 16 – A devastating earthquake with an estimated 7.0 magnitude strikes Kyoto, followed by a 6.0 aftershock on February 22.
- March 15 – Pope John XXII urges King Frederick III of Sicily to confront the Fraticelli, a breakaway group within the Spiritual Franciscans.
- March 23 – Hugues Géraud, Bishop of Cahors, is arrested for plotting against Pope John XXII and later convicted of witchcraft.
April – June
- April 7 – Louis of Toulouse is canonized as a saint by Pope John XXII.
- April 27 – Pope John XXII summons the Spiritual Franciscans to Avignon to answer for their disobedience.
- June 23 – Thawun Gyi, the Burmese monarch, is assassinated by his brother, Thawun Nge.
July – September
- July 5 – Abu Sa’id Bahadur Khan becomes the ruler of the Ilkhanate in the Middle East.
- August 21 – Bishop Hugues Géraud is personally questioned by Pope John XXII regarding his earlier plot against the Pope.
- September 1 – In County Durham, England, Gilbert Middleton starts a rebellion against King Edward II.
October – December
- October 7 – Pope John XXII issues a bull advocating for a more lenient stance on Franciscan poverty.
- November 9 – William II becomes the new Duke of Athens after the death of his brother.
- December 11 – King Birger Magnusson captures his brothers, leading to civil unrest in Sweden.
- December 12 – The Portuguese Royal Navy is officially established with 20 warships, marking a significant development in the kingdom’s maritime history.
Notable Deaths
- February 6 – Brinolfo Algotsson, Swedish bishop (b. 1240)
- April 20 – Agnes of Montepulciano, Italian prioress and saint (b. 1268)
- June 23 – Thawun Gyi, founder and ruler of Toungoo (b. 1258)
- November 13 – Yahballaha III, Patriarch of the Church of the East (d. 13 years of service)
The year 1317 also saw the conclusion of the Great Famine of 1315–1317, as crop harvests began returning to normal, although the population remained affected by various diseases.