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==== Europe ====
* [[March 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Hausbergen]]: The [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] of [[Strasbourg]] defeat a German army of knights (some 5,000 men) under Bishop [[List of bishops, prince-bishops and archbishops of Strasbourg|Walter of Geroldseck]]. Strasbourg becomes an [[imperial Free City]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
* May &ndash; King [[Alfonso X of Castile|Alfonso X]] ("the Wise") of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]], at a meeting in [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]], demands military support from [[Muhammad I of Granada|Muhammad I]], ruler of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]], and relinquishes the ports of [[Tarifa]] and [[Algeciras]] to prepare an invasion of [[North Africa]].
* [[September 14]] &ndash; ''[[Reconquista]]'': Castilian-Leonese forces led by Alfonso X conquer [[Cádiz]]. The city has been under Moorish rule since [[AD 711|711]]. The Muslims are ousted, and Alfonso repopulates the region (also called the [[Repoblación]]).<ref>O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 32. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-4302-4}}.</ref>
* The [[Icelandic Commonwealth]] enters into the [[Old Covenant (Iceland)|Old Covenant]] (''Gissurarsáttmáli''), establishing a union with [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]], and acknowledges King [[Haakon IV of Norway]] ("the Old") as its ruler.
* King [[Mindaugas]] of [[Lithuania]] perhaps renounces [[Christianity]], returning to the country's [[Paganism|pagan]] roots, and reverting to Grand Duke.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor=Sužiedėlis, Simas|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Lituanica]]|title=Mindaugas|year=1970–1978|publisher=Juozas Kapočius|volume=III|location=Boston, Mass.|pages=538–543|lccn=74-114275}}</ref>