under Juan Núñez II de Lara and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán besiege and conquer the Saracen fortress at Gibraltar – which is held for nearly 600 years (see 711). During the siege, the port is blockaded. Ferdinand IV (the Summoned) orders to repair the damaged city walls. October – About 500 knights led by John of Castile desert the Castilian encampment. England October – King Edward II summons a council to meet at York, but several nobles refuse to attend due to Piers Gaveston's attendance. Since he returned from exile, Gaveston tries to alienate the nobles from the king. Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is bought by the House of Percy, later Earls of Northumberland. By topic Cities and Towns The village of Lukáčovce in Slovakia first appears in the historical records. Religion March 9 – Pope Clement V chooses the city of Avignon, part of the Kingdom of Arles, as his residence (known as the Avignon Papacy). The papal seat becomes part of the Holy Roman Empire – rather than in Rome. This absence from Rome is referred to as the "Babylonian captivity of the Papacy". Births March 25 – Robert de Ferrers, English nobleman and knight (d. 1350) June 9 – Rupert I, German nobleman and count palatine (d. 1390) December 6 – Humphrey de Bohun, English nobleman (d. 1361) probable – Aldona of Lithuania (or Anna), queen consort of Poland (d. 1339) Conrad of Megenberg, German scholar and scientist (d. 1374) Deaths January 4 – Angela of Foligno, Italian nun, mystic and writer (b. 1248) February 9 – Nanpo Shōmyō, Japanese monk and priest (b. 1235) March 7 – Lovato Lovati, Italian scholar, judge and writer (b. 1241) March 14 – Abu Abdallah ibn al-Hakim, Andalusian vizier (b. 1261) April 10 (probable) – Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss noblewoman (b. 1251) May 5 – Charles II (the Lame), son of Charles I of Anjou (b. 1254) May 19 – Agostino Novello, Italian priest and prior general (b. 1240) July 13 – John I, Dutch nobleman and bishop (House of Nassau) July 16 – James Stewart, Scottish nobleman and knight (b. 1260) August 10 – Giovanni Boccamazza, Italian cardinal and archbishop September 19 – Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Spanish nobleman (b. 1256) October 6 – Frederick VII, German nobleman (House of Hohenzollern) October 18 – Tettsū Gikai, Japanese monk and Zen Master (b. 1219) References