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Hungary bestows the crown of St. Stephen on the 22-year-old Charles of Anjou at Székesfehérvár August 10 (see 1301). Charles gained recognition as king 2 years ago after Otto, duke of Lower Bavaria, was taken prisoner; he will reign until his death in 1342 as Charles I (Károly Róbert), restoring Hungary to power.
Milan's former leader Matteo Visconti returns to power with help from the German king Heinrich VII, who appoints him imperial vicar. Visconti will extend his power throughout most of Lombardy (see 1322).
Venice establishes a Council of Ten to rule the city.
England's barons force Edward II to appoint lords ordainers to help him rule.
Rabbi Solomon ben Abraham Adret dies at his native Barcelona at age 75 (approximate). Known as the Rabbi of Spain (El Reb de España), the Talmudic scholar and spiritual leader will be remembered by his acronym Rashba (Rabbi Shlomo ben Abraham Adret).
The Cathar "heretic" Peter Autier is burnt alive in April in front of the Cathedral of St. Stephen at Toulouse, having been arrested in the summer of last year (see 1309; 1325).
Constantinople's patriarch Athanasius I dies at the city's monastery of Xerolophus October 28 at age 80 (approximate). He has been forced to retire early in the year after a reign of more than 20 years in which he has imposed strict discipline on the clergy, restricting the wanderings of monks and requiring bishops to live in their own dioceses.
The first English paper mill opens, but the country will have no commercially successful paper producer until 1588.
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