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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

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

Events Before

  1. French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and c

    French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and corruption

  2. German king Albert I makes his son Rudolf II King of Bohemia

    German king Albert I makes his son Rudolf II King of Bohemia

  3. Albert I, King of Germany, is assassinated by his nephew John of Swabia [the Parricide], for cutting John out of his rig

    Albert I, King of Germany, is assassinated by his nephew John of Swabia [the Parricide], for cutting John out of his right to inherit

  4. Knights of St. John conquer Rhodes

    Knights of St. John conquer Rhodes

  5. Japanese Emperor Hanazono ascends to the throne at age 11

    Japanese Emperor Hanazono ascends to the throne at age 11

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

    German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia

  5. Battle of Halmyros: Catalan Company defeats the Frankish Duchy of Athens and its vassals led by Walter V of Brienne to t

    Battle of Halmyros: Catalan Company defeats the Frankish Duchy of Athens and its vassals led by Walter V of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece

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