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* [[April 25]] &ndash; King [[Sancho IV of Castile]] ("the Brave") dies of a fatal illness (possibly [[tuberculosis]]), after a 11-year reign at [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]]. He is succeeded by his 9-year-old son [[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand IV]] ("the Summoned") as ruler of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]]. In the ''Cortes'' at [[Valladolid]], [[Henry of Castile the Senator]] is appointed guardian of Ferdinand, while Queen [[María de Molina]] becomes his [[regent]]. During the summer, Ferdinand is betrothed to the 5-year-old Princess [[Constance of Portugal]]. Hostilities between Castile and King [[Denis of Portugal]] ("the Poet King") are ended by a peace agreement.<ref>O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 111. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref>
* [[June 20]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Anagni]]: [[Pope Boniface VIII]] arranges a peace treaty between King [[Philip IV of France]] ("the Fair"), [[Charles II of Naples]] ("the Lame"), and [[James II of Majorca]]. James returns [[Sicily]] to the [[Papal States]], seeking to bring peace between the [[Capetian House of Anjou]] and the [[Kingdom of Sicily]]; the effort is in vain.<ref>Williams, Hywel (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 151. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref> Boniface is determined to put an end to the [[War of the Sicilian Vespers]], because he wants to declare a new Crusade for the reconquest of the [[Holy Land]].<ref>Housley, Norman (1982). ''The Italian Crusades: The Papal-Angevin Alliance and the Crusades against Christian Lay Powers, 1254–1343'', p. 93. Clarendon Press. {{ISBN|0-19-821925-3}}.</ref>
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Przemysł II]] is crowned king of [[Poland]] at [[Gniezno]], the first coronation of a Polish ruler in 219 years. Przemysł travels to [[Pomerelia]] where he confirms the privileges of the monasteries in [[Oliwa]] and [[Żarnowiec]]. He also visits other major cities: [[Gdańsk]], [[Tczew]] and [[Świecie]]. In August, Przemysł returns to [[Greater Poland]] but in October he travels again to Gdańsk.<ref>Brzezinski, Richard (1998). ''History of Poland – Poland Divided'', p. 23. {{ISBN|83-7212-019-6}}.</ref> 
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[War of Curzola]]: Genoese raids on the Venetian quarter in [[Constantinople]] lead to a formal declaration of war with the [[Republic of Venice]]. A Venetian fleet (some 40 war galleys) attacks [[Galata]], the quarter of the Genoese merchants. Emperor [[Andronikos II Palaiologos]] arrests surviving Venetians in the capital and joins the war with the [[Republic of Genoa]].<ref>Madden, Thomas (2012). ''Venice: A New History'', p. 181. Penguin Group. {{ISBN|9780147509802}}.</ref>
* [[Marco Polo]] returns to [[Venice]] after 24 years of travel in [[China]]. When the Polos arrive, Venice is engaged in a naval war with the rival city of [[Genoa]]. Marco joins the war and arms a galley equipped with a [[trebuchet]].<ref>Nicol, Donald M (1992). '' Byzantium and Venice: a study in diplomatic and cultural relations'', p. 219. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-42894-1}}.</ref>
* [[October 23]] &ndash; The first treaty forming the [[Auld Alliance]] ("Old Alliance"), between [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[France during the Middle Ages|France]] against [[Kingdom of England|England]], is signed in [[Paris]] by Kings [[John Balliol]] and Philip IV.<ref>Armstrong, Pete (2003). Osprey: ''Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98'', p. 15. {{ISBN|1-84176-510-4}}.</ref>