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War and politics

March 30 - The Sicilian rebellion known as the Sicilian Vespers begins against the rule of Angevin King Charles I Of Sicily ; over the next six weeks, thousands of French are killed. The rebellion forces Charles to abandon the Ninth Crusade while still en route to the target city of Constantinople , and allows King Peter III Of Aragon to take over rule of the island from Charles (which in turn leads to Peter's Excommunication by Pope Martin IV ).

March - Dafydd Ap Gruffydd , brother to Prince Of Wales Llywelyn The Last , attacks an English castle; his brother feels compelled to support him despite poor preparation for war, quickly leading to the final English conquest of Wales by King Edward I Of England .

Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I Of Germany invests his sons Albert I Of Germany and Rudolph II Of Austria as co-rulers of the duchies of Austria and Styria , thus founding the Habsburg dynasty in those territories.

Floris V, Count Of Holland defeats the Frisia ns at the battle of Vronen and retrieves the body of his father, some 26 years dead.

Culture and natural disasters

The technology of Watermark s is introduced by Paper manufacturers of Bologna , Italy .

The Archbishop Of Canterbury orders all Synagogue s of London to close, and forbits Jew ish doctors from practicing on non-Jews.

The form for the Trial Of The Pyx , during which it is confirmed that newly- Minted Coins conform to required standards, is established.

The most recent eruption of Larderello , a Volcano in southern Tuscany , is observed.

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