Editing 1312 (section)

===April &ndash; June===
* [[April 4]] &ndash; At the [[Council of Vienne]] in France, [[Crusades after Acre, 1291–1399#Philip IV and a new crusade|a future Christian Crusade against a Muslim nation]] is approved by the 180 participants in the 15th Roman Catholic ecumenical council (including 20 cardinals and 122 bishops), convened by Pope [[Clement V]]. While agreeing that a Crusade should take place within one year, the parties disagree over where it should take place, with suggestions of attacking the Spanish [[Emirate of Granada]], the [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia]], or the Sultanate of Egypt. Although [[tithe]]s will be collected from Catholic churches to support the venture, the proposed crusade never takes place.<ref>Sophia Menache, ''Clement V'' (Cambridge University Press, 1998) p.115</ref>
* [[April 10]] &ndash; The threat of a takeover by the Kingdom of France against the sovereign French [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon|Archdiocese of Lyon]] is ended when the [[Peter of Savoy (archbishop)|Archbishop Pierre de Savoie]] signs a treaty granting King Philip the Fair the authority to administer the Lyon courts and law enforcement system.<ref>"Lyons", by Pierre-Louis-Théophile-Georges Goyau, in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', ed. by Charles Herbermann  (Robert Appleton Company, 1910)</ref>
* [[April 14]] &ndash; In Germany, [[Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen]] signs the Treaty of Tangermünde after having been captured by [[Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal|Waldemar the Great]] of [[Margraviate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]]. Under the treaty, Meissen cedes [[Elbe-Elster Land|its territory between the Elbe River and the Elster River]] to Brandenburg, and Frederick the Brave pays 32,000 silver coins to Waldemar.<ref>Karl Friedrich von Klöden, ''Diplomatische Geschichte des Markgrafen Waldemar von Brandenburg vom Jahre 1295 bis 1323'' ("Diplomatic History of Margrave Waldemar of Brandenburg from 1295 to 1323") (M. Simion, 1844) p. 109</ref>
* [[May 1]] &ndash; [[Mladen II Šubić of Bribir]] becomes the new [[Ban of Croatia]] upon the death of his father, [[Paul I Šubić of Bribir|Paul I Šubić]]. 
* [[May 2]] &ndash; Pope Clement V orders the confiscation of all property of the Knights Templar in the papal bull ''[[Ad providam]]''.<ref name=Barber/>
* [[May 4]] &ndash; Edward II and Piers Gaveston are at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] when they are alerted to the news of an English force under [[Henry Percy, 1st Baron Percy|Henry Percy]] and [[Robert Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford|Robert Clifford]] is heading for them. They manage to escape to [[Scarborough Castle]].<ref>Maddicot, J. R. (1970). ''Thomas of Lancaster, 1307–1322'', pp. 123–124. Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-821712-1}}.</ref> 
* [[May 6]] &ndash; The [[Council of Vienne]] (convened in the southeastern French town of [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]], in the modern-day département of [[Isère]]) is closed by [[Pope Clement V]] almost seven months after opening on October 16. During its session, the [[Knights Templar]] organization was outlawed, the matter of a posthumous trial against the late Pope Boniface VIII was tabled and forgotten about, and a pledge was made to raise tithes and offerings for a new crusade to someday be made against the Muslims. A medieval historian, John of Saint-Victor, writes later that  "It was said by many that the council was created for the purpose of extorting money."<ref name=Barber>Malcolm Barber, ''The Trial of the Templars'' (Cambridge University Press, 2012a) pp. 259-271</ref>
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine|Frederick IV]] becomes the new [[Duke of Lorraine]] upon the death of his father, [[Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine|Theobald II]].
* [[May 19]] &ndash; Scarborough Castle is captured by English forces under the command of [[Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]] after a two week siege with the surrender of [[Piers Gaveston]], after Aymer gives his word that Gaveston will not be harmed. 
* [[May 28]] &ndash; After the [[Emir]] [[Nasr of Granada|Abu al-Juyush Nasr]] of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] asks for help from King [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]], the [[Kingdom of Castile]]'s forces, commanded by [[Peter of Castile, Lord of Cameros]], Ferdinand's son of [[Sancho IV of Castile|King Sancho IV]], defeats the rebel Granadan Governor of Malaga, [[Abu Said Faraj]] in battle. Abu Said is allowed to retain his post as Governor of Málaga and resumes paying tributes to the Emir.<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan, ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'' (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011)</ref>
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Battle of Rozgony]]: Hungarian forces led by King [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles I]] defeat the family of Palatine [[Amadeus Aba]] near [[Rozhanovce|Rozgony]]. During the battle, Charles losses his royal standard, but is reinforced by German mercenaries from [[Košice]] (now part of the [[Republic of Slovakia]]). The rebel army is routed, and Charles extends his power base in [[Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)|Hungary]]. His position is secured and resistance (reduced by the magnates' opposition) against Charles' rule comes to an end.<ref>Rady, Martyn  C. (2000). ''Nobility, land and service in medieval Hungary'', p. 51. University of London. {{ISBN|978-0-333-80085-0}}.</ref>
* [[June 19]] &ndash; One month after surrendering Scarborough Castle to the Earl of Pembroke and having his life spared, Piers Gaveston is executed at [[Leek Wootton|Blacklow Hill]] after having been taken hostage by [[Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick]] and put in a dungeon at [[Warwick Castle]].<ref>Hamilton , J. S. (1988). ''Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, 1307–1312: Politics and Patronage in the Reign of Edward II'', pp. 92-93. Detroit; London: Wayne State University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8143-2008-2}}.</ref>
* [[June 29]] &ndash; [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VII]] is crowned emperor of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in the [[Lateran Palace]], since [[Old St. Peter's Basilica|St Peter's Basilica]] is occupied by Romans hostile to him.