“ Fall of Acre puts an end to Christian dominion 456 in the East “ Death of Alfonso III. of Aragon. Succeeded by 26, his brother, James II. 480 1292. Election of Adolf of Nassau as King of the 11 Romans (May 5) “ Death of Nicolas IV., followed by two years’ 28 interregnum in the Papacy “ Edward I. awards the Scottish crown to John 157 Balliol 1293. ‘Ordinances of Justice’ in Florence 32 1294. Election of Pope Celestine IV. 28 “ Abdication of Celestine. Election of Boniface 28 VIII. “ Outbreak of war between England and France 51 1295. John Balliol joins France against Edward I. 52 “ Death of Archbishop Otto Visconti. Succeeded 36 by his nephew Matteo “ Death of Sancho IV. of Castile. Accession of 470 Ferdinand IV. 1296. Edward I. deposes John Balliol and conquers 52 Scotland “ Boniface VIII. issues the bull _Clericis 29, laicos_ 52 1297. Rising in Scotland under Wallace 160 “ Closing of the Great Council in Venice 38 1298. Peace between England and France negotiated 52 by Boniface VIII. 1298. Death of Adolf of Nassau. Election of Albert 13 I. 1302. Settlement of the long Sicilian wars. 26 Frederick, brother of James II. of Aragon, recognised as King of Sicily “ Defeat of French army by the Flemings at 53 Courtrai (July 11) “ First meeting of the States-General in France 60 “ Matteo Visconti driven from Milan 36 1303. Outrage at Anagni, and death of Boniface 29 VIII. “ Andronicus II. invites the ‘Grand Company of 497 the Catalans’ into Greece 1304. Election (February 25) and death (July 27) 29 of Benedict XI. 1305. Election of Clement VII., who remains in 30 France “ Death of Wenzel II. of Bohemia. Election of 15 Wenzel III. 1306. Death of Wenzel III. of Bohemia. Albert I. 15 procures the crown for his son Rudolf 1307. Death of Rudolf of Bohemia. Accession of 16 Henry of Carinthia “ Break-up of Seljuk Empire on death of Aladdin 299 III. 1308. Murder of Albert I. Election of Henry VII. 17 (of Luxemburg) 1309. Charles Robert, grandson of Charles II. of 15 Naples, recognised as King of Hungary “ Headquarters of the Teutonic Order transferred 457 from Venice to Marienburg “ Clement V. fixes his residence in Avignon 30