1299

'Years:' 1296 1297 1298 - 1299 - 1300 1301 1302

'Decades:' 1260s 1270s 1280s - '1290s' - 1300s 1310s 1320s

'Centuries:' 12th century - '13th century' - 14th century

Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality

★ The house of Holland becomes extinct. The County of Holland becomes a part of a personal union with the County of Hainaut.

★ April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England.

★ King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo, and builds Akershus fortress in Oslo. Norway is ruled from this fortress the next 500 years.

★ A serious fire occurs at Westminster Palace.

Births

★ Alfonso IV of Aragon (died 1366)

★ Pierre Bertrand de Colombier, French cardinal and diplomatist

★ Ranulf Higdon, English chronicler (approximate date; died c. 1363)

Deaths

★ Ertugrul, father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire

★ John I, Count of Holland (born 1284)

★ Nogai Khan, ruler of the Golden Horde

★ Eirik II of Norway (born c. 1268)