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Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragon

Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragon

Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragon

Events Before

  1. Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple, arrives in Japan from China

    Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple, arrives in Japan from China

  2. During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoo

    During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near the Japanese coast

  3. Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV

    Pope Martin IV (Latin: Martinus IV; born Simon de Brion; c. 1210 – 28 March 1285), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1281 until his death on 22 March...

  4. Kublai Khan's second invasion of Japan begins with an attack on Tsushima Island but encounters fierce resistance, forcin

    Kublai Khan's second invasion of Japan begins with an attack on Tsushima Island but encounters fierce resistance, forcing his troops to withdraw

  5. Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders, takes financial responsibility for Bruges

    Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders, takes financial responsibility for Bruges

Events After

  1. Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person to be executed by being hanged, drawn, and quarte

    Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person to be executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered

  2. Albert I, son of Rudolf I of Hapsburg made sole ruler of the Duchies of Austria and Styria under Treaty of Rheinfelden,

    Albert I, son of Rudolf I of Hapsburg made sole ruler of the Duchies of Austria and Styria under Treaty of Rheinfelden, removing his brother Rudolph II as co-ruler (leads later to Rudolph's son murdering his uncle)

  3. 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...

  4. 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

  5. Edward II is born

    Edward II is born

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