Editing 1320 (section)

=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Henry III, Count of Gorizia]], arrives in [[Padua]] as the Imperial Vicar with a large army, promising protection to the Italian city state.
* [[January 20]] &ndash; Duke [[Władysław I Łokietek]] ("Ladislaus the Short") becomes king of a reunited [[Poland]], after receiving the approval from [[Pope John XXII]]. He is crowned, along with his wife [[Jadwiga of Kalisz]], at the royal cathedral on [[Wawel Castle|Wawel Hill]] at [[Kraków]]. Wladysław's kingdom is surrounded by three hostile neighbors: [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]], the [[State of the Teutonic Order|Teutonic Order]] and [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]]. Looking for allies, he makes an alliance with [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles I]], ruler of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)|Hungary]].
* [[February 15]] &ndash; Pope John XXII grants a mandate to the [[Archbishop of York]] [[William Melton]] to order restitution of confiscated [[Knights Templar]] property in England to the [[Knights Hospitaller]].<ref>J. Michael Jefferson, ''The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565: Agriculture and Economy'' (Boydell Press, 2020) p.167</ref> 
* [[February 18]] &ndash; [[Walter de Stapledon]], Bishop of Exeter, becomes the new Lord High Treasurer of England.
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan|Emperor Renzong of Yuan]]] (China), the Mongol leader Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, dies after a reign of almost nine years.
* [[March 20]] (Easter Sunday) &ndash; [[Shepherds' Crusade (1320)|Shepherds' Crusade]] (Le Pastoureaux): In France, a large group of common people band together in Normandy to begin a crusade, after a teenage shepherd says he was visited by the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]].<ref name=Dickson>"Shepherds' Crusade, Second (1320)", by Gary Dickson, in ''The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide'', ed. by Alan V. Murray (ABC-CLIO, 2015) pp.218-219</ref> They march south to [[Aquitaine]], attacking castles, royal officials, priests and lepers along the way. Jewish communes are attacked at [[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Saintes]], [[Cahors]], [[Verdun-sur-Garonne]], [[Albi]] and [[Toulouse]]. When they finally cross into [[Spain]], Aragon forces under Prince [[Alfonso IV of Aragon|Alfonso]] halt their advance.