January – March •
January 19 –
King Edward II of England appoints the Archbishop of York; the Bishops of Carlisle, Worcester, and Winchester; the Earls of Pembroke, Hereford and Badlesmere; and six other people to negotiate with Scotland for a final peace treaty or an extension of the Pembroke treaty of 1319 before its expiration on Christmas Day. •
January 20 – The English Parliament appoints a commission to inquire about illegal confederacies in Wales against the King. •
January 30 – The Welsh Earls of Hereford, Arundel and Surrey, and 26 other people are forbidden from attending any meetings to discuss matters affecting King Edward II. •
May 5 –
Wars of the Rügen Succession: Dukes
Otto I of Pomerania,
Vartislav IV of Pomerania-Wolgast and
Barnim III of Pomerania-Stettin reach a mutual inheritance contract with
Vitslav III of Rügen. •
May 8 – In Egypt's Mamluk Sultanate, a campaign by Muslims starts against the Christian settlements of the
Coptic Orthodox Church. Over 60 churches and monasteries are burned. •
May 16 – Johan de Bosco, a French person diagnosed with
leprosy, claims that a fellow leper, "Geraldus" is attempting to spread their disease by contaminating
wells, fountains, and rivers with bags of powder that will give leprosy to anyone who drinks from the water source. Rumors spread in southern France
that French Jews are responsible, and is known as the
1321 lepers' plot. •
June 6 – Andronikos II Palaiologos concludes a peace agreement and divides the
Byzantine Empire in two. Andronikos III is recognized as co-emperor and receives
Thrace and
Macedonia. He rewards his followers and gives them towns and regions to administer.
Adrianople becomes the new capital. •
June 9 – Guillaume Agasse, the head of a leper house in
Pamiers, claims in a statement to Bishop Jacques Founier (later
Pope Benedict XII) that he had learned that more than fifty officials of leper houses had conspired with the
Emirate of Granada to spread leprosy throughout France. •
June 21 – King
Philip V of France orders that all lepers be imprisoned and interrogated. Those found guilty, often under torture, are to be
burnt at the stake. •
June 23 –
Pope John XXII approves a second inquiry into the matter of the
canonization of Thomas Aquinas, with four commissioners to take testimony of witnesses.
July – September •
July 1 –
María de Molina, grandmother of and regent for 12-year-old King
Alfonso XI of Castile, dies at the age of 56, two relatives assume the regency and split Castile between themselves while chaos exists inside the Spanish kingdom. Alfonso's uncle,
Don Juan Manuel de Ivrea, and cousin
Juan de Castilla y Haro (called Juan el Tuerto or Juan the One-Eyed) remain in power until Alfonso XI reaches majority on 13 August 1325. •
July 15 – In England, the "Parliament of Whitebands" convenes with only 38 barons present, to remove suspect counsellors to the King. •
July 24 – A marriage contract is signed on behalf of
Princess Euphemia, the 4-year-old sister of King Magnus of Sweden and Norway, and daughter of the regent
Ingeborg of Norway, to eventually marry
Albert of Mecklenburg the 3-year-old son of
Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg. The marriage will not take place until almost 15 years later. •
August 14 – King
Edward II of England agrees to the demands from his barons to send
Hugh Despenser the Elder and his son
Hugh Despenser the Younger into exile. The Despensers helped Edward in the administration of his financial and land management affairs. This gives them both the opportunity to frustrate the ambitions of the barons and also the chance to enrich themselves. •
September 14 – Italian author
Dante Alighieri, known for
The Inferno, dies of malaria at
Ravenna after having undertaken a diplomatic mission in the
Republic of Venice.
October – December •
October 29 – King
Stefan Milutin of Serbia dies after a 39-year reign. His son
Stefan Konstantin claims the throne, but Konstantin's elder half-brother
Stefan Dečanski starts a civil war and succeeds him. •
October 31 – Forces of Edward II of England capture
Leeds Castle in Kent after
Margaret de Clare, wife of
Bartholomew Badlesmere, refuses
Queen Isabella admittance in her husband's absence. When the Queen seeks to force an entry, Lady Badlesmere instructs her archers to shoot at Isabella and her party, six of whom are killed. After Edward occupies the castle, Lady Badlesmere becomes the first woman ever to be imprisoned in the
Tower of London. She will be freed on November 3, 1322. •
November 10 –
Canonization of Thomas Aquinas: In Italy, a second inquiry begins at
Fossanova, as three commissioners (Pandulpho de Sabbello; Petrus Ferri, Bishop of Anagni; and Andreas, Bishop of Terracina) take testimony from over 100 witnesses until November 27. A siege of the castle begins the next day and lasts 33 days. •
December 8 – Confronting the rebellion of
Thomas of Lancaster (his cousin), the
Baron Badlesmere and
Roger Mortimer, King Edward II of England arrives in
Cirencester, then leads troops up the
Severn Valley from
Gloucester against the rebels. •
December 26 – Faced with an invasion of London during the rebellion of
Thomas of Lancaster, by troops led by the English rebel, the
Baron Badlesmere, King Edward II of England offers safe conduct for any rebels who come over to the royalist side, but orders the Sheriff of Gloucester to arrest Badlesmere. •
December 28 (Genko 1, 9th day of 12th month) – In Japan,
Emperor Go-Daigo begins direct government as the
cloistered rule of former
Emperor Go-Uda ceases. •
December 31 – The Duke of Mantua completes the siege of Mirandola, taking control of the Duchy, and then orders the castle of Duke Francesco I Pico to be destroyed. • Winter –
Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328: Syrgiannes Palaiologos switches support to Andronikos II Palaiologos, fleeing to Constantinople. Rewarded with the title of
megas doux, he convinces the emperor to resume the war against Andronikos III.
Undated • The Anatolian
Beylik of Teke, a frontier principality, is established by the
Oghuz Turks after the decline of the Seljuk
Sultanate of Rum.
By topic Education • The
University of Florence is established by the
Republic of Florence.
Religion • The
Gračanica Monastery is founded by King
Stefan Milutin, nicknamed "The Saint King", on the ruins of a 6th century basilica, located in
Kosovo. • The
Spitakavor Monastery, near the Armenian town
Yeghegnadzor, is completed.
Literature •
May 4 – The German play
Ludus de decem virginibus, a dramatization of the New Testament
Parable of the Ten Virgins, is first performed. • Approximate date – The
Kebra Nagast ("The Glory of the Kings") is translated from Arabic to
Ge'ez, according to its colophon. == Births ==