1308. Albert of Austria assassinated by his nephew; Henry VII, Count of Luxemburg, elected emperor of Germany.
Origin of the Swiss confederations according to common traditions.[86] See "First Swiss Struggle for Liberty," vii, [28.]
1309. Pope Clement V removes the papal court from Rome to Avignon, France.
Rhodes captured from the Turks by the Knights of St. John.
1310. Fifty Knights Templars are burned in Paris.
Expedition of Henry VII of Germany into Italy to restore the imperial authority. He obtains the throne of Bohemia for his son John, inaugurating the Luxemburg dynasty.
1311. Fifteenth general council (Council of Vienne); it suppresses the order of Knights Templars, and condemns the Beghards (Beguins), a begging order of monks and nuns.
Matteo Visconti secures the sovereignty of Milan.
Walter de Brienne quarrels with the Catalans and is defeated and slain by them; they conquer the duchy of Athens and appoint Roger Deslau grand duke.
1312. Henry VII unsuccessful in an attempt on Florence.