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King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca

King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca

King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca

Events Before

  1. Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England

    The Principality of Wales (Welsh: Tywysogaeth Cymru) was originally the territory of the native Welsh princes of the House of Aberffraw from 1216 to 1283, encompassing two-thirds of modern Wales...

  2. According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away

    According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away

  3. Edward II is born

    Edward II is born

  4. Jews burn to death as synagogue in which they are hiding set ablaze by mob of Christians in retribution for alleged crim

    Jews burn to death as synagogue in which they are hiding set ablaze by mob of Christians in retribution for alleged crime of "blood libel", ritualistic bloodletting from a kidnapped child, in Munich, Duchy of Upper Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire

  5. Rabbi Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim, Alsace, by King Rudolf I (he died there seven years late

    Rabbi Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim, Alsace, by King Rudolf I (he died there seven years later)

Events After

  1. Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV

    Pope Nicholas IV (Latin: Nicolaus IV; born Girolamo Masci; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1288 to his death, on 4...

  2. Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder

    Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder

  3. Battle of Worringen: Jan I, Duke of Brabant defeats army of Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne, one of the largest and f

    Battle of Worringen: Jan I, Duke of Brabant defeats army of Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne, one of the largest and fiercest battles of the Middle Ages

  4. Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"

    Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"

  5. Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter

    Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter of Edward I, and attended by the king

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