Year 1305 (MCCCV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire April 30 – Co-Emperor Michael IX (Palaiologos) invites Roger de Flor, Italian nobleman and adventurer, to Adrianople and has him assassinated there. Along with de Flor, 300 horsemen and some 1,000 foot soldiers who accompanied him are killed. The plan is executed by Alan mercenaries, who at that time are enlisted in the Byzantine army. The murder of the commander of the Catalan Company does not have the expected results. Not only is the Company not disbanded, but its attacks on Byzantine territory becomes more severe. The period of destruction in Macedonia and Thrace after the murder of de Flor becomes known as the "Catalan Revenge". July – Battle of Apros: Byzantine forces (some 6,000 men) under Michael IX (Palaiologos), consisting of a large contingent of Alans and Turcopoles (Christianized Turks), attack the Catalan Company near Apros. Michael orders a general cavalry charge, but the Turcopoles desert en block to the Catalans. During the battle, the Byzantines are defeated (with many losses from the crossbowmen) and Michael is injured but escapes the field. Europe June 21 – King Wenceslaus II dies, at the age of 33, probably of tuberculosis, after a 5-year reign in Prague. He is succeeded by his 14-year-old son, Wenceslaus III, who becomes ruler of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland. He marries Viola Elizabeth (or of Teschen), daughter of Duke Mieszko I, and abandons his claim to Hungary in favour of Otto III of Bavaria on October 9. Meanwhile, Władysław I (the Elbow-High), claimant to the Polish throne, begins conquering Polish territories.Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 154. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. . October – Albert I, king of Germany, forces the Bohemian nobles to elect his 23-year-old son, Rudolf of Habsburg, as the ruler of Bohemia on the death of Wenceslaus II. England August 5 – William Wallace, Scottish rebel leader and knight, is captured by English troops led by John de Menteith. He is transported to London and led, crowned mockingly with laurel, in procession to Westminster Hall. The judgement, like the trial (which last for almost three weeks), is a formality, and Wallace is condemned for treason and for atrocities against civilians in war. After the trial, he is dragged through the streets of Smithfield and executed