Editing 1300 (section)

==January &ndash; March==
*[[January 6]] &ndash; In the Middle East, [[Ghazan|Mahmud Ghazan]], designated by the [[Mongol Empire]] to be the [[Ilkhanate]] ruler of what is now [[Iran]], completes the conquest of [[Damascus]].<ref>Steven Runciman, ''A History of the Crusades'', Vol. 3 (Penguin Books, 1952)</ref>
*[[January 17]] &ndash; The marriage of [[Eleanor of Anjou]], daughter of King [[Charles II of Naples]], to Philippe II de Toucy is annulled by [[Pope Boniface VIII]] because neither husband nor wife is more than 10 years old and their parents have not sought permission from the Pope to  approve the marriage. The dissolution clears the way for Eleanor to marry again, and she will wed [[Frederick III of Sicily]] on May 17, [[1302]], to become queen consort of the Italian island kingdom. 
*[[January 22]] &ndash; In the Himalayan Mountains kingdom of [[Nepal]], armies from [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] capture [[Kingdom of Bhaktapur|Bhadagon]] and occupy the area until the ruling house of Tripura withdraws.<ref>Luciano Petech, ''Medieval History of Nepal'' (Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci, 1984) p.109</ref> 
*[[February 14]] &ndash; Egyptian monk Yohanna Ben-Ebsal is ordained as the 80th [[Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church]] and takes the regnal name [[Pope John VIII of Alexandria|Pope John VIII]], following the death on January 13 of [[Pope Theodosius III of Alexandria|Theodosios III]].
*[[February 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Boniface VIII]] begins the practice of Roman pontiffs declaring a [[Jubilee in the Catholic Church|Jubilee]] or "Holy Year" to be observed every 100 years, and issues the [[papal bull]] ''Antiquorum habet fida relatio''. Boniface declares that Christians who make a pilgrimage to visit [[Old St. Peter's Basilica|Saint Peter's Basilica]] will receive a [[indulgence|plenary indulgence]] forgiving them from purgatorial punishment for certain sins. The papal declaration, which also applies to a visit to the [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|Basilica of Saint Paul]], results in tens of thousands of people visiting Rome during the Jubilee Year. It is at this celebration that [[Giovanni Villani]] decides to write his [[universal history (genre)|universal history]] of [[History of Florence|Florence]], called the ''[[Nuova Cronica]]'' ("New Chronicles").
* [[March 6]] &ndash; King [[Edward I of England]] ("Longshanks") convenes his 47th meeting of parliament in 25 years at Westminster for a two week session. Before dissolving on March 20, the parliament approves the ''articuli super cartas'', a 20-article amendment to the original [[Magna Carta]].<ref>William Stubbs, ''The Constitutional History of England in Its Origin and Development'', Vol. 2 (Clarendon Press, 1887) p. 155</ref>
* [[March 22]] &ndash; Shortly after a failed coup d'état attempt by [[Marin Bocconio]], the [[Republic of Venice]] makes major reforms of its [[Council of Forty|Quarantia]] (from Consiglio dei Quranta or "Council of Forty"), the 40 nobles allowed to elect the Republic's chief executive (the [[Doge of Venice]]) and the members of its legislative body, the [[Great Council of Venice|Mazor Consegio]]. The change in law requires at least 20 votes by the 40 electors to be added to the Consegio, which has grown to 1,100 members.
* [[March]] &ndash;  [[Franco-Flemish War|Franco–Flemish War]]: King [[Philip IV of France|Philip IV]] ("Philip the Fair") begins to invade [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] again after the expiration of an armistice in January. French forces plunder and devastate the countryside around [[Ypres]]. The king's brother, [[Charles, Count of Valois|Charles of Valois]], marches from [[Bruges]] to the outskirts of [[Ghent]]. He burns [[Nevele]] and twelve other towns. In March, French forces besiege [[Damme]] and Ypres.<ref name=Strayer>Strayer, Joseph (1980). ''The Reign of Philip the Fair'', pp. 10–11. Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-691-10089-0}}.</ref>