“ Andronicus II. deposed in favour of his 498 grandson, Andronicus III. “ Death of Castruccio Castracani, Lord of Lucca 105, 143 “ Death of Galeazzo Visconti 174 1329. Orchan defeats the forces of Andronicus III. 499 at Pelekanon “ Mastino della Scala succeeds Cangrande in 143 Verona “ Azzo Visconti becomes imperial vicar in Milan 143, 174 1330. Death of Frederick of Hapsburg 105 “ Lewis the Bavarian returns to Germany 105 “ Luzern joins the league of the Swiss cantons 130 “ John of Bohemia enters Italy and occupies 144 Brescia 1332. League of Italian states against John of 145 Bohemia “ Edward Balliol obtains the Scottish crown, and 68 does homage to Edward III. “ Death of Christopher II. followed by eight 432 years’ interregnum in Denmark 1333. John of Bohemia abandons Italy 146 “ Edward III. wins battle of Halidon Hill, takes 68 Berwick, and restores Edward Balliol “ David Bruce escapes to France, and French 68 intervention in Scotland 1334. Death of John XXII., and election of 102 Benedict XII. 1335. Death of Henry, Duke of Carinthia and Count 106 of Tyrol “ Carinthia acquired by Hapsburgs, while Tyrol 107 goes to Margaret Maultasch, wife of John Henry of Moravia 1336. Rudolf Brun effects a revolution in Zürich 131 “ Rising in Ghent under Jacob van Artevelde 71 “ Death of James III. of Aragon, and accession 481 of Peter IV. 1337. Edward III. claims the French crown and 71 seeks allies in Flanders and Germany 1338. Electoral meeting at Rense, and diet at 102 Frankfurt to protest against papal pretensions in Germany “ Meeting of Lewis the Bavarian and Edward III. 72 at Coblentz “ League against Mastino della Scala. Verona 147 loses its ascendency in northern Italy 1339. Edward III. invades France from Flanders. 72 Beginning of Hundred Years’ War. Unsuccessful campaign in Picardy “ Death of Azzo Visconti. Succeeded by his uncle 175 Lucchino 1340. Naval victory of the English at Sluys 72 “ Edward repulsed from Tournay, concludes truce 72 with Philip VI. “ Succession dispute in Brittany on death of 73 John III. “ Alfonso XI. of Castile defeats the Moors in 471 battle of the Salado