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=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXII]] issues the papal bull ''Gloriosam ecclesiam'', excommunicating the [[Fraticelli]], or Spiritual Franciscans from the Roman Catholic Church. The group is known for pursuing strictly the Franciscan ideal of Apostolic poverty and attempting to force others to do so. The Pope cites as reasons for the excommunication that the adherents are guilty of making accusations of corruption, against the Church, denial of the authority of priests, refusal to take oaths to the church, teaching that priests could not confer sacraments, and claiming to be the only group to be true observers of the Gospel.<ref>"Fraticelli", in ''Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity'', by William H. Brackney (Scarecrow Press, 2012) p.131</ref>
* [[January 26]] &ndash; Sir [[Gilbert Middleton]], an English knight who had rebelled against King Edward II and kidnapped the Bishop of Durham on September 1, is convicted of treason and then executed by being [[hanged, drawn and quartered]].<ref name=Prestwich>"Middleton, Sir Gilbert", by Michael Prestwich, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004)</ref>
* [[February 12]] &ndash; In Italy, [[Cangrande I della Scala]], [[Lords of Verona|Lord of Verona]] successfully takes [[Padua]]. Led by [[Jacopo I da Carrara]], the Paduan Greater Council agrees to cede the territories of [[Monselice]], [[Este, Italy|Este]], [[Castelbaldo]] and [[Montagnana]] to Cangrande for life.<ref>A. M. Allen, ''A History of Verona'' (Methuen & Co., 1910)</ref>
* [[February 14]] &ndash; In Germany, [[Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal|Henry II]] becomes the new Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal upon the death of his father [[Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg|Henry Lackland]].
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Philip V of France|King Philip of France and Navarre]] reaches an agreement with the [[Capetian House of Burgundy]] to settle dissatisfaction over his claim of the crown as the brother of the late [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], ahead of [[Joan II of Navarre|Joan of Burgundy]], the 4-year-old daughter of Louis X. King Philip agrees that Joan will arrange for Joan to eventually become the Queen of Navarre.<ref>Elena Woodacre, ''The Queens Regnant of Navarre: Succession, Politics, and Partnership, 1274-1512'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) p.55</ref> 
* [[March 29]] &ndash; (Bunpō 2, 26th day of 2nd month) Japan's [[Emperor Hanazono]] abdicates the throne after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by his cousin, [[Emperor Go-Daigo|Go-Daigo]], who will rule until [[1339]]).<ref>Varley, H. Paul (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns'', p. 240. New York: Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-231-04940-5}}.</ref>