What Happened in 1309

Major Events

  • Mar 27 Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and all its population.
  • Jul 26 Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V

Born in 1309

  • Apr 30 Casimir III the Great, King of Poland (1333-70), born in Kowal, Poland (d. 1370)

Who Died in 1309

  • May 5 Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies
  • Jul 13 Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies