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[[File: Mariage de Charles IV le Bel et de Marie de Luxembourg.jpg|upright=1.00|thumb|Marriage of [[Charles IV of France|Charles IV]] with [[Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France|Marie of Luxembourg]] by [[Jean Fouquet]].]]
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Year '''1322''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCXXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of France|Charles IV the Fair]], the last member of the [[House of Capet]] and younger brother of [[Philip V of France|King Philip V]], becomes the new [[King of France]] upon Philip's death at [[Longchamp Abbey]], near [[Paris]]. After Charles assumes the throne, he refuses to release his wife [[Blanche of Burgundy]], who is imprisoned for adultery with a Norman knight, from prison, and asks that the marriage be annulled. 
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Stephen Dečanski|Stephen Uroš III Dečanski]] becomes king of [[Serbia in the Middle Ages|Serbia]], having defeated his half-brother [[Stefan Konstantin]] in battle. He is crowned by Archbishop [[Nikodim I]], and his 14-year-old son [[Stefan Dušan]] becomes co-ruler of Serbia. This is the first coronation for a "young king" in Serbia. Dečanski later grants him the province of [[Zeta (crown land)|Zeta]] as a fief, indicating his intention for Dušan to be his heir.<ref>Fine, John V.A. Jr. (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest'', p. 263. University Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-08260-4}}.</ref>
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France|Marie of Brabant]], queen dowager of France, dies.
* [[February 13]] &ndash; The collapse of the central crossing tower of [[Ely Cathedral]] in eastern England, possibly as a result of digging foundations for the [[Ely Cathedral#Lady Chapel|Lady Chapel]], allows the construction of the [[Octagon]] that takes its place.
* [[March 10]] &ndash; "[[Despenser War]]": [[Battle of Burton Bridge (1322)|Battle of Burton Bridge]] &ndash; King [[Edward II of England]] orders an attack on the fortified positions of the [[Contrariant]] army under his cousin [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster|Thomas of Lancaster]] at [[Walton-on-Trent]] in the Midlands. Thomas is heavily outnumbered and decides to withdraw, but is pursued by Edward's troops. He escapes with the remnants of his army to [[Tutbury Castle]] and evades Edward's patrols to cross the flooded [[River Dove, central England|River Dove]]. Finally, Thomas makes his way northwards.<ref>Fergusson, Irvine (1902). ''A History of the family of Holland of Mobberley and Knutsford in the country of Chester'', p. 11. Edinburgh: Ballantyne Press.</ref>
* [[March 16]] &ndash; "Despenser War": [[Battle of Boroughbridge]] &ndash; English royal forces (some 4,000 men) led by [[Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle|Andrew Harclay]] defeat the Contrariant barons at [[Boroughbridge]] in Yorkshire. During the battle, Harclay holds the bridge against fierce rebel attacks and Thomas of Lancaster is forced to surrender.<ref>McKisack, May (1959). ''The Fourteenth Century: 1307–1399'', pp. 66–67. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-821712-9}}.</ref>
* [[March 22]] &ndash; After a [[show trial]] at [[Pontefract Castle]], and his conviction by a tribunal for treason against the crown, English rebel Thomas of Lancaster is beheaded in public.

=== April &ndash; June ===
* [[April 14]] &ndash; [[Bartholomew Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere|Baron Badlesmere]], another leader of the unsuccessful Contrariant attempt to overthrow King Edward II of England, is found guilty of treason at a trial in [[Canterbury]]. His death sentence is carried out later in the day.<ref>"Badlesmere, Bartholomew, Baron", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', Vol. 3 (11th ed.) (Cambridge University Press, 1911) p.189</ref> 
* [[April 22]] &ndash; [[Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg|Albert IV]] becomes the new Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg in Germany upon the death of his father, [[John II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg|John II]].
* [[April 30]] (1st waning of Kason 684 ME ([[Burmese calendar]])) &ndash; [[Tarabya I of Sagaing|Tarabya I]] becomes the new ruler of the [[Sagaing Kingdom]] of [[Burma]] after the death of King [[Saw Yun]], according to the ''[[Yazawin Thit]]'' chronicle.
* [[May 19]] &ndash; At the request of King Charles IV of France, [[Pope John XXII]] annuls the marriage of Charles and [[Blanche of Burgundy]]. Blanche is transferred from prison to [[Gavray]] Castle.<ref>Echols, Anne and Marty Williams (1992). ''An Annotated Index of Medieval Women'', p. 87. Princeton: Markus Wiener.</ref> 
* [[June 24]] &ndash; In Italy, [[Galeazzo I Visconti]] becomes the new [[Lord of Milan]] upon the death of his father [[Matteo I Visconti]]. 
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln]], widow of the Contrariant leader Thomas of Lancaster, surrenders almost all of her properties to King Edward II of England in order to avoid execution.

=== July &ndash; September ===
* [[July 1]] &ndash; [[Al-Nasir Muhammad]], the Mamluk Sultan of [[Egypt]], asks for aid from the Ikhanate Mongol ruler of [[Iran]], [[Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan]], for help in modern-day southern [[Turkey]]. Al-Nasir has started a campaign against the [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia]], led by [[Oshin, King of Armenia|King Oshin]], and Pope John XXII has recently dispatched troops to aid the Armenians. By the time the Ikhanate troops arrive, a ceasefire has been negotiated between the Muslims and the Christians.<ref>Jacob G. Ghazarian, ''The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades'' (Curzon Press, 2000) pp. 73-77</ref>
* [[July 6]] &ndash; In northern Italy, troops of the semi-independent [[Patriarchate of Aquileia]], led by Bishop [[Pagano della Torre]], are routed in a battle at [[Bassignana]] against the [[Duchy of Milan]], led by Duke [[Galeazzo I Visconti]].<ref>"Della Torre, Pagano", in ''Dizionario biografico degli italiani'' (Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1989)</ref>
* [[July 17]] &ndash; An agreement is reached in the [[Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328|Byzantine civil war]] between [[Andronikos II Palaiologos|Emperor Andronikos II]] and his rebellious grandson, [[Andronikos III Palaiologos]], signed outside the Byzantine fortress of Epibates (modern [[Selimpaşa]] in Turkey).<ref>"Roman Horses, Enemy Horses and Writers: The Testimony of ''Historia Romana'' by Nikephoros Gregoras", by Alexia-Foteini Stamouli, in ''The Liminal Horse: Equitation and Boundaries'', ed. by Rena Maguire and Anastasija Roja (Trivent Publishing, 2021) p. 142</ref> The two men agree that they will jointly rule Byzantium as co-Emperors.
* [[August 1]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXII]] issues a general decree condemning the [[Fraticelli]] (Spriritual Franciscans) in the [[Kingdom of Naples]], urging [[Robert, King of Naples]] ("the Wise") to suppress the adherents rebelling against Roman Catholic doctrine. 
* [[August 27]] (Genkō 2, 16th day of 8th month) &ndash; Japanese historian [[Kokan Shiren]] completes his work, the ''Genkyo Shakusho'', the oldest existing account of the development of Buddhism in Japan.
* August/September &ndash; [[Battle of Bliska]]: A coalition of Croatian noblemen (with the support of King [[Charles I of Hungary]]) defeats [[Mladen II Šubić of Bribir]], ruler ([[Ban (title)|''ban'']]) of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages|Bosnia]]. After the battle, Mladen is arrested by the Croatian Parliament during an assembly held in [[Knin Fortress]] and is taken as a prisoner to the royal court in [[Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)|Hungary]] on [[October 8]].<ref>Fine, John V.A. Jr. (1994). ''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest'', p. 212. University Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-08260-4}}.</ref>
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Count of Flanders|Louis Dampierre]] becomes the new [[Count of Flanders]] (the Flemish-speaking half of modern-day [[Belgium]]) upon the death of his grandfather, [[Robert III, Count of Flanders|Robert III]], "The Lion of Flanders". Louis has become Count of Nevers upon the July 22 death of his father (and Robert's eldest son), [[Louis I, Count of Nevers|Count Louis]]. 
* [[September 20]] &ndash; [[Scotland]]'s King [[Robert the Bruce]] begins the "[[Great Raid of 1322|Great Raid]]" on sites in northern [[England]], leading troops across the [[River Tweed]] and starting with an attack on [[Norham Castle]]. England's King Edward II responds with an order directing the English Army to assemble at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to make a counterattack.<ref name=Kerr>Robert Kerr, ''History of Scotland during the Reign of Robert I, surnamed the Bruce'' (Brown & Crombie, 1811) pp.280-281</ref> 
* [[September 21]] &ndash; King Charles IV the Fair of France marries the 18-year-old [[Marie of Luxembourg]], the eldest daughter of the late  [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor]], following the annulment of Charles's marriage to Blanche of Burgundy. Marie dies 18 months later.<ref>Echols, Anne and Marty Williams (1992). ''An Annotated Index of Medieval Woman'', p. 328. Princeton: Markus Wiener.</ref>
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mühldorf]]: Bavarian forces (some 2,000 men) led by [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor|King Louis the Bavarian]] defeat the Austrians commanded by his cousin, [[Frederick the Fair]], Duke of Austria and self-proclaimed pretender to the Bavarian throne (or [[anti-king]]) at [[Mühldorf]] in  southern [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavaria]]. During the battle, Frederick is captured together with his 22-year-old brother, [[Henry the Friendly]] (along with 1,000 nobles). Frederick is imprisoned at Trausnitz Castle for two and a half years before his release by the signing of the [[Treaty of Trausnitz]] on March 13, 1325.<ref>Delbrück, Hans (1982). ''History of the Art of War, Volume III: Medieval Warfare'', p. 541. University of Nebraska Press.</ref>

=== October &ndash; December ===
* [[October 14]] &ndash; "[[Great Raid of 1322|Great Raid]]": [[Battle of Old Byland]] &ndash; Scottish forces led by King [[Robert the Bruce]] defeat the English army in [[Yorkshire]]. During the battle, Robert and his highlanders charge themselves in a flanking position, from where the English troops are overrun, the most significant Scots victory over the English since Bannockburn in 1314. Edward II narrowly escapes capture and is forced to abandon his personal equipment, silver plate, jewelry and horse trappings. He flees with his retinue to [[Bridlington]].<ref>Armstrong, Pete 2002). Osprey: ''Bannockburn 1314 – Robert Bruce's great victory'', p. 89. {{ISBN|1-85532-609-4}}.</ref>
* [[November 2]]
**[[Dmitry of Tver]], nicknamed "Dmitry of the Fearsome Eyes", Grand Prince of Tver in Russia, becomes the new monarch of the [[Vladimir-Suzdal|Grand Principality of Vladimir]].
**[[Scotland]]'s King [[Robert the Bruce]] ends his "[[Great Raid of 1322|Great Raid]]" campaign after six weeks, and withdraws his troops from northern England.<ref name=Kerr/>
* [[November 3]] &ndash; [[Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere|Margaret de Clare]], widow of the Contrariant Baron Baldesmere, is freed from incarceration after having spent more than a year as the first woman ever to be imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] (having defied the queen). Margaret retires to a religious life at the convent of the Minorite Sisters (later known as the [[Poor Clares]]). 
* [[November 16]] &ndash; The tiny Spanish emirate of [[Guadix]], created after [[Nasr of Granada|Nasr]] was forced to abdicate as Sultan of Granada in 1314, comes to an end upon Nasr's death.
* [[December 8]] &ndash; Pope John XXII issues the papal bull ''Ad conditorem canonum'', permanently renouncing the doctrine that the Roman Catholic Church owns all of the properties of the [[Franciscans|Franciscan Order]].<ref>Massimiliano Traversino Di Cristo, ''Against the Backdrop of Sovereignty and Absolutism: The Theology of God's Power and Its Bearing on the Western Legal Tradition, 1100–1600'' (Brill, 2022) p.75</ref>
* [[December 25]] &ndash; King [[James II of Aragon]] marries for the fourth time during his reign, taking as his bride [[Elisenda de Montcada]], in a ceremony in the Spanish city of [[Tarragona]].

=== Approximate date ===
* The Dalmatian [[Keglević family|House of Keglević]] (''generatio Percal'') is mentioned in a document for the first time.

== Births ==
* [[January 11]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kōmyō]] of Japan, with the birth name "Prince Yutahito". (d. [[1380]])
* [[January 21]] &ndash; [[Sin Don]], Korean monk and teacher (d. [[1371]])
* [[February 12]] &ndash; [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia|John Henry]], Bohemian prince and ruler (d. [[1375]])
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Joanna, Duchess of Brabant|Joanna of Brabant]], Dutch noblewoman (d. [[1406]])<ref>Vale, Malcolm (2002). ''The Princely Court: Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270–1380'', pp. 194–195. Oxford University Press.</ref>
* ''date unknown''
** [[Agnes of Austria (1322–1392)|Agnes of Austria]], German princess and ruler (d. [[1392]])
** [[Al-Taftazani]], Persian [[polymath]] and theologian (d. [[1390]])
** [[Imelda Lambertini]], Italian nun and patroness (d. [[1333]])
** [[Michael Asen IV of Bulgaria|Michael Asen IV]], Bulgarian prince and co-ruler (d. [[1355]])
** [[Nicolas de Besse]], French bishop and cardinal (d. [[1369]])
** [[Nicolaus of Luxemburg]], Bohemian patriarch (d. [[1358]])<ref>Marco Innocenti (2001). "Nikolaus von Luxemburg". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). ''Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)'' (in German). Vol. 18. Herzberg: Bautz col. 1344–1346. {{ISBN|3-88309-086-7}}.</ref>
** [[Reynold Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Ruthin|Reynold Grey]], English [[Nobility|nobleman]] and peerage (d. [[1388]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[Philip V of France|Philip the Tall]], king of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] (b. [[1293]])
* [[January 10]] &ndash; [[Petrus Aureolus]], French philosopher (b. [[1280]])
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Marie of Brabant, Queen of France|Marie of Brabant]], queen consort of France (b. [[1254]])
* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Philip III of Falkenstein|Philip III]], German nobleman and co-ruler (b. [[1257]])
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford|Humphrey de Bohun]], English nobleman (b. [[1276]])
* [[March 22]] &ndash; [[Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster|Thomas of Lancaster]], English nobleman (b. [[1278]])
* [[March 23]] – ([[Battle of Boroughbridge]])
** [[John Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray|John Mowbray]], English nobleman and knight (b. [[1286]])
** [[Roger Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford|Roger Clifford]], English nobleman and knight (b. [[1300]])
* [[April 8]] &ndash; [[Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Wroclaw|Margaret of Bohemia]], Bohemian noblewoman (b. [[1296]])
* [[April 14]] &ndash; [[Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere|Bartholonew Badlesmere]], English nobleman (b. [[1275]])
* [[April 22]] 
** [[Francis of Fabriano]], Italian priest and writer (b. [[1251]])
** [[John II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg|John II]], German nobleman, knight and co-ruler (b. 1275)
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Matteo I Visconti]], Italian nobleman and ruler (b. [[1250]])
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Peche]], English nobleman, knight and seneschal
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Count of Nevers|Louis I]], French nobleman ([[House of Dampierre]]) (b. [[1272]])
* [[August 10]] &ndash; [[John of La Verna]], Italian friar and preacher (b. [[1259]])<ref>Robinson, Paschal (1910). "Blessed John of Fermo". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). ''Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company.</ref>
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Beatrice of Silesia]], queen consort of [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] (b.[[1290]])
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen|Henry the Admirable]], Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. [[1267]])
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Robert III, Count of Flanders|Robert III]], Flemish nobleman and knight (b. [[1249]])
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[Dagi Khatun]], Mongol noblewoman and empress<ref>Allsen, Thomas T. (2001). ''Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia'', p. 38. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-80335-9}}.</ref> 
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Nasr of Granada]], Nasrid prince and ruler (b. [[1287]])
* [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Maud Chaworth]], English noblewoman (b. [[1282]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Bertha van Heukelom]], Dutch noblewoman and heroine
** [[Fernando de la Cerda (1275–1322)|Fernando de la Cerda]], Spanish prince (''[[infante]]'') (b. 1275)
** [[Hugh I of Chalon-Arlay|Hugh I]], French nobleman ([[House of Chalon-Arlay]]) (b. [[1288]])
** [[Hugh of Newcastle]], English monk, philosopher and writer<ref>Michael Tilly (1990). "Hugo de Novocastro". In Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm (ed.). ''Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)'' (in German). Vol. 2. Hamm: Bautz. col. 1144. {{ISBN|3-88309-032-8}}.</ref>
** [[Jacob van Oudshoorn]], Dutch nobleman and prince-bishop
** [[John of Charolais]], French nobleman and knight (b. [[1283]])<ref>[[Angeliki Laiou|Laiou, Angeliki E.]] (1972). ''Constantinople and the Latins: the foreign policy of Andronicus II, 1282–1328'', p. 251. Harvard University Press.</ref>
** [[Lope Díaz de Haro (d. 1322)|Lope Díaz de Haro]], Spanish nobleman ([[House of Haro]])<ref>Del Valle Curieses, Rafael (2000). ''Maria de Molina: el soberano ejercicio de la concordia: (1260–1321)''. Madrid: Alderabán. {{ISBN|84-95414-03-1}}.</ref>
** [[Ma Duanlin]], Chinese encyclopaedist and writer (b. [[1245]])
** [[Matfre Ermengau]], French friar, [[troubadour]] and theologian
** [[Radnashiri]], Mongol noblewoman and empress consort<ref>Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). ''Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty'', p. 246. Peter Lang. {{ISBN|978-1-4331-0275-2}}.</ref>
** [[Rickard de Bermingham]], Anglo-Irish nobleman and knight
** [[Stefan Konstantin]], Serbian nobleman and king (b. 1283)
** [[Theodore Svetoslav]], Bulgarian emperor ([[Terter dynasty|House of Terter]])
** [[Theoleptos of Philadelphia]], Byzantine mystic and bishop<ref>[[Alice-Mary Talbot|Talbot, Alice-Mary]] (1991). "Theoleptos". In Kazhdan, Alexander (ed.). ''The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'', pp. 2056–57. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-504652-6}}.</ref>
** [[Thomas de Multon, 1st Baron Multon of Egremont|Thomas de Multon]], English nobleman, knight and peerage
** [[William Inge (judge)|William Inge]], English nobleman and Chief Justice (b. [[1260]])
** [[Zhao Mengfu]], Chinese teacher and calligrapher (b. 1254)

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