1273. Election of Rudolf of Hapsburg as King of 8 the Romans. Crowned at Aachen, October 24 1274. Death of Henry, King of Navarre and Count of 48 Champagne and Brie. Philip III. of France annexes Champagne and Brie, and assumes the government of Navarre 1276. First war between Rudolf I. and Ottokar of 9 Bohemia “ Death of Pope Gregory X. 27 “ Death of James I. (the Conqueror) of Aragon. 479 Accession of Peter III. 1277. Election of Pope Nicolas III. 27 “ Archbishop Otto Visconti obtains the lordship 36 of Milan 1278. Ottokar of Bohemia killed in the battle of 10 Marchfeld (August 26). Accession of Wenzel II. 1280. The Teutonic Knights complete the conquest 456 of Prussia “ Death of Pope Nicolas III. 27 1281. Election of Pope Martin IV. 28 1282. The Sicilian Vespers (March 30) lead to the 25 transfer of Sicily from the house of Anjou to Peter III. of Aragon “ Constitutional changes in Florence 32 “ Austria, Styria, and Carniola acquired by 10 house of Hapsburg, and Carinthia given to Meinhard of Tyrol “ Death of the Greek Emperor Michael VIII., and 497 accession of Andronicus II. “ Edward I. of England conquers Wales 155 1283. Peter III. of Aragon issues the ‘General 481 Privilege’ 1284. Battle of Meloria. The Pisans, defeated by 31 the Genoese, lose their maritime importance “ Death of Alfonso X. (the Wise) of Castile. 48, Accession of Sancho IV. 470 “ Charles of Valois accepts the crown of Aragon 49 from the Pope. War between France and Aragon 1285. Death of Charles I., King of Naples (January 25 7). Accession of Charles II. “ Death of Pope Martin IV. (March 12). Election 28 of Honorius IV. “ Death of Philip III. of France (October 5). 49 Accession of Philip IV. “ Death of Peter III. of Aragon (November 11). 25, Accession of Alfonso III. in Aragon and of James 480 in Sicily 1286. Accession of Eric Menved in Denmark 430 “ Death of Alexander III. of Scotland 157 1287. Alfonso III. of Aragon issues the ‘Privilege 481 of Union’ 1288. Death of Pope Honorius IV. Election of 28 Nicolas IV. 1291. Death of Rudolf I. (July 15) 11 “ Formation of League between Uri, Schwyz, and 127 Unterwalden (origin of Swiss Confederation)