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=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 3]] &ndash; The Taiding Era begins in China three months after [[Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty)|Borjigin Yesün Temür]] ascends the throne. 
* [[January 23]] &ndash; England's envoy to France, [[Ralph Basset, 2nd Baron Basset of Drayton|Ralph Basset]], and Raymond-Bernard de Montpezat, decline to obey an order to appear before King [[Charles IV of France]] to answer for the October 16 burning of [[Saint-Sardos, Lot-et-Garonne|Saint-Sardos]]. King Charles orders their properties forfeited to the crown.
* [[February 7]] &ndash; [[Siege of Villa di Chiesa]]: Aragonese forces led by [[Alfonso IV of Aragon|Prince Alfonso the Kind]] capture the city of [[Iglesias, Sardinia|Villa di Chiesa]] due to attrition. The Pisan garrison surrenders after an 8-month siege. It represents the first act of the [[Aragonese conquest of Sardinia]], for the creation of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]].<ref>O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (1975). ''A History of Medieval Spain'', p. 408. Cornell University Press.</ref> 
* [[February 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lucocisterna]]: Aragonese forces led by Prince Alfonso defeat a Pisan army, which is disembarked near the area of [[Capoterra]]. During the battle, Alfonso loses some 150 knights. On the same day, a Pisan fleet (some 30 galleys) is defeated in the [[Golfo di Cagliari|Gulf of Cagliari]] at [[Sardinia]].<ref>Casula, Francesco Cesare (1994). ''La storia di Sardegna: L'evo moderno e contemporaneo'' (in Italian), p. 343. Delfino. {{ISBN|88-7138-063-0}}.</ref>
* [[March 23]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXII]] excommunicates [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Ludwig the Bavarian]], King of the Germans, as Louis had not sought papal approval during his conflict against his rival [[Frederick the Fair]]. Ludwig, in turn, declares the pope a heretic, because of John's opposition to the view of [[Absolute poverty of Christ|Christ's absolute poverty]] held by some Franciscans.<ref name=Cassell>Anthony K. Cassell, ''The Monarchia Controversy'' (Catholic University of America Press. 2004) p.35</ref> 
* [[March 26]] &ndash; [[Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France|Marie of Luxembourg]], Queen of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]], dies of injuries after falling from a carriage while she and King Charles IV of France were riding from Paris and Avignon. After she fell, she had gone into labor and given birth prematurely to a daughter, who died shortly afterward.
* [[March 31]] &ndash; [[Hugh IV of Cyprus|Hugh IV]] becomes the new [[King of Cyprus]] upon the death of his father, [[Henry II of Cyprus|King Henry II]]. Hugh also inherits Henry's nominal title of "[[King of Jerusalem]]".<ref>George Hill, ''A History of Cyprus'' (Cambridge University Press, 1948) p.283</ref>