Editing 1309 (section)

=== April &ndash; June ===
* [[April 24]] &ndash; Spanish kings [[James II of Aragon]] and [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]] persuade [[Pope Clement V]] to grant [[Bull of the Crusade|the papal bull ''Indesinentis cure'']], authorizing them approval and church financial support for a crusade to rid the Iberian peninsula of Islam, as well as to conquer Corsica and Sardinia.<ref>"Fernando IV de Castilla: La Conquista de Gibraltar (1309)", by Cesar Gonzalez Mingues, ''Medievalismo'' (2009) p.181</ref> The two monarchs fail to mention their collaboration with the Muslim Marinid Empire, and use the papal bull to plan a blockade of the [[Strait of Gibraltar]] with their combined fleet of 40 warships on their mission to expel the Saracen forces from [[Spain]].<ref>Joseph F. Callaghan (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 123. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref>
* [[April 29]] &ndash; Pope Clement V issues the papal bull ''Prioribus decanis'' granting King Ferdinand IV {{Fraction|1|10th}} of clergy taxes collected in Castile, in order to finance the war against Granada.<ref>"III Concilio Provincial de Alcala de Henares, 8 Noviembre 1309", in ''Actas Inéditas de Siete Concilos Españoles Celebrados Desde el Año 1282 Hasta el de 1314'' (F. Maroto é Hijos, 1882) p.40</ref>
* [[April]] &ndash;  After his ascent to the throne, the Emir Nasr ad-Din Muhammad of Granada sends envoys to the Marinid court at [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]], in [[Morocco]].<ref>Harvey, L. P. (1992). ''Islamic Spain, 1250 to 1500'', p. 170. University of Chicago Press. {{ISBN|978-0-226-31962-9}}.</ref>
* [[May 5]] &ndash; [[Robert, King of Naples|Robert the Wise]] becomes the new [[King of Naples]] upon the death of his father, [[Charles II of Naples|Charles the Lame]]. 
* [[May 12]] &ndash; Marinid Sultan [[Abu al-Rabi Sulayman]] launches an attack on [[Ceuta]]. He concludes an alliance with King James II of Castile, and concedes commercial benefits to Castilian merchants. Abu al-Rabi also sends 1,000 measures of wheat to Aragon. A few months later, Marinid forces, without Castilian support, occupy Ceuta and expel Saracen forces from [[Morocco]].<ref>Joseph F. Callaghan (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 127. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref> 
* [[June 15]] &ndash; The second [[Coronation of the Hungarian monarch|coronation]] of [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles I]] as [[King of Hungary]] takes place at [[Székesfehérvár]] after a first attempt in 1301 was not recognized.