Editing 1300 (section)

==April &ndash; June==
* [[April 30]] &ndash; [[Thomas of Corbridge]] consecrated by Pope Boniface VIII as [[Archbishop of York]] on February 28, is given use by the Pope of the income from all of the possessions of the Roman Catholic Church in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Province of York|York]], covering all of the northern counties of England from Nottingham to the Scottish border.
* [[April]] &ndash;  [[Franco-Flemish War|Franco–Flemish War]]: At the end of April, Damme, [[Aardenburg]] and [[Sluis]] surrender.<ref name=Strayer/>
* [[May 8]] &ndash; [[Franco-Flemish War]]: In [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (part of modern-day [[Belgium]]), the city of [[Ghent]] surrenders. By the time that [[Ypres]] surrenders on May 21, all of Flanders has been conquered. By the end of the month, all of Flanders is under French control, and several Flemish nobles (like [[Guy of Namur]]) are taken into captivity in [[France in the Middle Ages|France]].<ref name=Strayer/>
* [[May 10]] &ndash; A session of the [[Parliament of Scotland]] is held at [[Rutherglen]]. Sir [[Ingram de Umfraville]] replaces Sir [[Robert the Bruce]] as one of the three members of the [[Guardian of Scotland|Guardians of the Kingdom of Scotland]], a group of regents who govern Scotland during the "Second Interregnum", a period when King Edward I of England is threatening to annex Scotland. Umfraville joins Baron [[John Comyn III of Badenoch]] and Bishop [[William de Lamberton]], but the three step down the following year to make way for a single Guardian, [[John de Soules (Guardian of Scotland)|John de Soules]]. Robert the Bruce later becomes King of Scotland in 1306. 
* [[May 25]] &ndash; [[Rudolf I of Bohemia|Rudolf III]], the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] [[Duke of Austria]] since 1298, marries the eldest daughter of [[Philip III of France|King Philip III]] of France, [[Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria|Princess Blanche]]. The couple remain married until her death on March 1, 1305.
* [[May]] &ndash; After the destruction of [[Aleppo]] and withdrawal of the Mongol Empire troops of Khan [[Ghazan]], the Mamluks return to the Middle East from Egypt.<ref>"Gesta Dei per Mongolos 1300. The Genesis of a Non-Event", by Sylvia Schein, ''The English Historical Review'' (October 1979) pp. 805–819</ref>
* [[June 15]] &ndash; In Spain, [[Diego López V de Haro]], Spanish nobleman and [[Lord of Biscay]], founds the city of [[Bilbao]] through a [[municipal charter]] in [[Valladolid]].
* [[June 17]] &ndash; In Finland, [[Turku Cathedral]] is consecrated by Bishop [[Magnus (bishop)|Magnus I]] at [[Archdiocese of Turku|Turku]]. During his reign, he helps to complete the [[Christianization]] in [[Finland]].<ref>Pfatteicher, Philip (1980). ''Festivals and Commemorations''. Augsburg Fortress. {{ISBN|978-0-8066-1757-2}}.</ref>
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[English invasion of Scotland (1300)]]: On [[Midsummer#England|Midsummer Day]], after crossing the border from England into Scotland, England's King Edward I holds a conference at English-occupied Scottish territory at [[Roxburgh]] with his advance force. <ref>T. F. Tout, ''Edward the First'' (Macmillan and Company, 1893) p.204</ref> King Edward starts another Scottish campaign and marches north with his army, accompanied by several knights of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] and [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]]. The 16-year-old Prince [[Edward II of England|Edward of Caernarfon]] is appointed to take command of the rearguard of the English army but part from a small skirmish, he sees no action.<ref>Phillips, Seymour (2011). ''Edward II'', pp. 82–84. New Haven, CT & London, UK: Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-17802-9}}.</ref>
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[English invasion of Scotland (1300)]]: The largest part of the English Army marches from [[Carlisle]] to renezvous with King Edward I at Caerlaverock Castle.