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Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens

Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens

Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens

Events Before

  1. Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and its population after Venice seized the papal city of Ferrara

    Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and its population after Venice seized the papal city of Ferrara

  2. The Great Frost: in London the Thames river froze so thickly bonfires were lit on it

    The Great Frost: in London the Thames river froze so thickly bonfires were lit on it

  3. Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics

    Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics

  4. Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena C

    Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy

  5. German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia

    German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia

Events After

  1. 2nd council of Vienna, Knights Templars suppressed

    2nd council of Vienna, Knights Templars suppressed

  2. Pope Clement V closes the Council of Vienne

    Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens V; born Bertrand de Got, died 20 April 1314) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death.

  3. Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII crowned

    Henry VII (German: Heinrich; Vulgar Latin: Arrigo; Italian: Enrico; Luxembourgish: Henri; 1275 or 1278/79 – 24 August 1313), also known as Henry of Luxembourg (German: Heinrich Von Luxemburg; Vulgar...

  4. Tragedy of Mal Saint-Martin: 200 practitioners from Liège lose their lives in the Church of Saint-Martin, set on fire by

    Tragedy of Mal Saint-Martin: 200 practitioners from Liège lose their lives in the Church of Saint-Martin, set on fire by the "Petits" (tradespeople class)

  5. Duke of Brabant John II signs the Charter of Kortenberg creating a Parliament of Kortenberg (The Lords of Kortenberg)

    The Charter of Kortenberg (Dutch: Keure van Kortenberg) is an agreement signed and sealed on September 27, 1312, in the abbey of Kortenberg by John II, Duke of Brabant and representatives of the...

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