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=== October &ndash; December ===
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Birger, King of Sweden]], issues a letter of protection to the women of the [[Karelian people]] in Finland, at the time a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The letter is the oldest document in the [[National Archives of Sweden]].<ref>Jussi Nuorteva and Päivi Happonen, ''Suomen Arkistolaitos 200 vuotta/Arkivverket i Finland 200 år'' ("200 Years of Finnish Archive Services"] (in Finnish and Swedish) (Edita Publishing, 2016) p.9</ref>
* [[October 30]] &ndash; A papal court in [[Avignon]], with Cardinal [[Berengar Fredol the Elder]] presiding, rules that [[Juan Fernández (bishop of León)|Juan Fernández]] was properly elected Bishop of [[León, Spain|León]] (now in Spain), dismissing a challenge by Juan García. Fernández had been elected a year before, but his confirmation by the Pope was delayed because of the challenge. Before Fernández can travel to Avignon, however, he passes away on December 17.
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[John I of France|John of the House of Capet]] is born four months after the death of his father, King [[Louis X of France]] and, as the eldest (and only) son of King Louis, becomes King John I of France from the moment of his birth, with his uncle, [[Philip V of France|Prince Philip the Tall]], serving as regent. John dies, four days after his birth, on November 20.<ref>"El episcopado de don García Miguel de Ayerbe y el conflictivo período de las tutorías de Alfonso XI para la catedral de León (1318–1332)", by Pablo Ordás Díaz, in ''La España Medieval 41'' (2018), p. 258</ref>
* [[November 20]] &ndash; Upon the death of the infant John I, Philip the Tall, eldest surviving brother of King Louis X of France, becomes [[Philip V of France|King Philip V]]
* [[December 16]] &ndash; [[Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan]] becomes the new Mongol Ikhanate of the Middle East upon the death of his father, the Ikhan [[Öljaitü]].