Editing 1312 (section)

===January &ndash; March===
* [[January 13]] &ndash; English royal favourite [[Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall|Piers Gaveston]], having returned secretly from two months exile on the continent, is reunited, probably at [[Knaresborough Castle]], with King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], who on January 18 restores all Gaveston's confiscated lands to him. They plan to travel to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] to seek help from King [[Robert the Bruce]].
* [[February 7]] &ndash; In Scotland, [[Dungal MacDouall]] is forced to surrender [[Dumfries Castle]] to the forces of King Robert the Bruce.<ref>Michael Penman, ''Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots'' (Yale University Press, 2014) pp.130-131</ref> Despite having helped in the murder of King Robert's brothers in 1308, Dungal is allowed to go into exile rather than being put to death.
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Öljaitü]], the Ikhanate of the Mongol Empire's territory in the Middle East, carries out a purge of corrupt officials, with the arrest and execution of his vizier, Sa'd al-Din Savaji and one of Sa'd al-Din's closest aides, Taj al-Din Avaji,
* [[February 29]] &ndash; The division of [[Greater Poland]] (Wielkopolska) is carried out by the sons of [[Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau]], with Konrad I and Bolesław receiving the eastern portion of Henry III's lands, and Henry IV, Jan and Przemko II retaining the rest.
* [[March 9]] &ndash; [[Beatrice, Countess of Montfort]], French noblewoman and co-ruler of [[Montfort-l'Amaury|Montfort]], dies and is succeeded as Countess by her daughter [[Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland|Yolande of Dreux]], former Queen consort of Scotland and wife of [[Arthur II, Duke of Brittany]].
* [[March 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement V]], under pressure from King [[Philip IV of France]], officially disbands the Order of the [[Knights Templar]] at the [[Council of Vienne]], issuing the bull ''[[Vox in excelso]]''. The Order's property and monetary assets are given to a rival order, the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. Meanwhile, [[Jacques de Molay]], last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is held in prison in [[Paris]], where he is forced to commit false confessions.<ref>Martin, Sean (2005). ''The Knights Templar: The History & Myths of the Legendary Military Order'', p. 142. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. {{ISBN|978-1-56025-645-8}}.</ref>