Year by year · 13th century
1297
1297 in world history: 9 events, 2 births, 3 deaths, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 773 recorded states existed that year.
Events
François Grimaldi seizes the fortress of Monaco
Disguised as a Franciscan friar, the Genoese Guelph François Grimaldi talked his way into the Rock of Monaco and took it. His descendants, the House of Grimaldi, still rule the principality.
Battle
Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought on 11 September 1297, when Scottish forces under William Wallace and Andrew Moray destroyed an English army under the Earl of Surrey as it crossed the narrow bridge over the River Forth.
Treaty · Peace
Treaty of Alcañices
The Treaty of Alcañices was signed on 12 September 1297 at Alcañices in León between King Denis of Portugal and Ferdinand IV of Castile.
Event
Serrata del Maggior Consiglio
The Serrata del Maggior Consiglio ('closing of the Great Council') was a reform of the Republic of Venice begun in 1297 under Doge Pietro Gradenigo.
In the profiles
Republic of VeniceThe Serrata closes the Great Council to a hereditary nobility
Kingdom of SardiniaPope Boniface VIII grants the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica to James II of Aragon
Pagan KingdomThe Myinsaing brothers depose Kyawswa, ending the dynasty
Wars and longer events
Born in 1297 2
Died in 1297 3
States founded 2
States that came to an end 1
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