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Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"

Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"

Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"

Events Before

  1. During St. Lucia's Flood in northwest Netherlands, the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with the loss of over 50,000 lives, t

    During St. Lucia's Flood in northwest Netherlands, the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with the loss of over 50,000 lives, the fifth largest recorded flood in history

  2. King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca

    King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca

  3. 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...

  4. Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder

    Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder

  5. 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

Events After

  1. 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

  2. Joan of Acre (18), daughter of Edward I marries (1) Gilbert de Clare, Duke of Hertford at Westminster Abbey.

    Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307.

  3. Princess Margaret (15), daughter of Edward I of England marries Duke Brabant John II (14) at Westminster Abbey, London

    Princess Margaret (15), daughter of Edward I of England marries Duke Brabant John II (14) at Westminster Abbey, London

  4. Charles of Valois, son of King Philip III of France weds Margaret of Anjou, daughter of King Charles II of Naples

    Mary of Hungary (1257 – 25 March 1323), of the Árpád dynasty, was Queen of Naples and Queen of Albania by marriage to King Charles II.

  5. Earthquake in the Gulf of Chihli (Bohai Sea) near China reportedly kills 100,000 people

    Earthquake in the Gulf of Chihli (Bohai Sea) near China reportedly kills 100,000 people

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