1308

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Year 1308 (MCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

January–December

• January 25 – King Edward II of England marries Isabella of France. They are both crowned a month later (on February 25).
• March 8 – Póvoa de Varzim (then Varazim), Portugal gains a foral from Denis of Portugal.
• October 13 – Walter Reynolds, is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury.
• November 27 – Henry VII, King of Germany, is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
• December 28 – Emperor Hanazono ascends to the throne of Japan.

Date unknown

• The Capet-Anjou family begins to rule Hungary.
• Sultanate of Rûm ends.
• King Philip IV of France purchases the Hôtel de Nesle and builds one of the earliest indoor tennis courts there.^[1]
• The Knights Hospitaller capture the city and island of Rhodes,^[2] which becomes their main base.
• approx. date – Dante Alighieri begins to write the Divine Comedy.

Births

• date unknown
  • Longchenpa, Buddhist teacher (d. 1363)
  • Prince Morinaga, Japanese shogun (d. 1335)

Deaths

• March 18 – Yuriy I of Halych
• May 1 – Albert I of Germany, Duke of Austria (murdered) (b. 1255)
• September 10 – Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)
• October 10 – Patrick Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar
• November 8 – Duns Scotus, Scottish philosopher
• December 21 – Henry I of Hesse (b. 1244)
• date unknown
  • Vakhtang III of Georgia (b. 1276)
  • Andrea Morisco

References