raids into Syria. He withdrew in the same year, ending the Mongol invasions of the LevantJosef W. Meri, "Medieval Islamic Civilization," page 573 Africa Musa I (or Mansa Musa) becomes ruler of the Mali Empire, guiding his realm through its prosperous years, enhancing trade, expanding borders and sponsoring mosques (approximate date). By topic Exploration The Canary Islands are "rediscovered" by Lancelotto Malocello, Genoese navigator, who sails to Lanzarote, and remains there for almost two decades. Religion March 22 – Pope Clement V, under pressure from King Philip IV (the Fair), officially disbands the Order of the Knights Templar at the Council of Vienne. The Order's property and monetary assets are given to a rival order, the Knights Hospitaller. Meanwhile, Jacques de Molay, last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is held in prison in Paris, where he is forced to commit false confessions. Births September 17 – William Donn de Burgh, Irish nobleman (d. 1333) November 13 – Edward III, king of England and Ireland (d. 1377) William II, Latin prince and knight (House of Barcelona) (d. 1338) Deaths January 23 – Isabella of Villehardouin, Latin princess (b. 1263) March 9 – Beatrice, French noblewoman and co-ruler (b. 1249) March 10 – Casimir of Bytom, Polish nobleman (House of Piast) May 1 – Paul I, Croatian nobleman, knight and oligarch (b. 1245) May 13 – Theobald II (or Thiebaut), German nobleman (b. 1263) June 19 – Piers Gaveston, English nobleman and knight (b. 1284) August 27 – Angelo da Foligno (or Conti), Italian priest (b. 1226) September 7 – Ferdinand IV, king of Castile and León (b. 1285) October 27 Gentile Portino da Montefiore, Italian cardinal-priest (b. 1240) John II (the Peaceful), Dutch nobleman and knight (b. 1275) October 28 – Elisabeth of Carinthia, queen of Germany (b. 1262) October 29 – Landolfo Brancaccio, Italian aristocrat and cardinal November 2 – Afonso of Portugal, Portuguese prince (b. 1263) November 6 – Christina von Stommeln, German nun (b. 1242) November 9 – Mujū Dōkyō, Japanese Buddhist monk (b. 1227) December 7 – Michael II, Syrian Orthodox patriarch of Antioch December 13 – John the Parricide, German nobleman (b. 1290) Eschiva of Ibelin, Outremer noblewoman and co-ruler (b. 1253) Guido della Torre, Italian nobleman and rebel leader (b. 1259) Malatesta da Verucchio, Italian nobleman and knight (b. 1212) Reginald le Chen, Scottish nobleman and high sheriff (b. 1235) Siemowit of Dobrzyń, Polish