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1309

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Year 1309 (MCCCIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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January–December

  • March 9 – Pope Clement V settles the papal seat in Avignon, following a visit.
  • August 15 – The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
  • September 12 – Ferdinand IV of Castile captures the town of Gibraltar in his campaign against the Emirate of Granada.

    • Date unknown

  • The first historical records of village Lukáčovce, Slovakia.
  • Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, is bought by the Percy family, later Earls of Northumberland in England.

    • Births

    Date unknown
  • Konrad of Megenberg (d. 1374)
  • Leo IV, King of Armenia (d. 1341)

    • Deaths

  • April 10 – Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss sovereign countess of Rapperswil (b. 1261)
  • May 5 – Charles II of Naples
  • date unknown – James of St. George, Savoyard military architect (b. 1230)

    • References

    1309 Wikipedia
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