- Jan 27 Dante becomes a Florentine political exile
- May 18 Bruges Matins; the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by local Flemish militia
- Jul 11 Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk, Belgium. Flemish coalition defeat French army
- Nov 18 Pope Boniface VIII issues papal bull (decree) "Unam sanctam" emphasizing the higher position of the spiritual in comparison with the secular order