On This Day

1307 in History

Events in History

  • Jan 18 German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf King of Bohemia

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Jun 21 Külüg Khan is enthroned as Emperor of China and seventh Great Khan after defeating rival factions and succeeding his uncle Temür Khan

Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty Temür Khan
Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty
Temür Khan
  • Jul 15 Duke Henrik of Corinthia chosen as King of Bohemia
  • Oct 13 French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged of idolatry and corruption
  • Nov 18 William Tell reputedly shoots apple off his son's head

Deaths in History

  • Jan 13 Arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies

Person of interestTemür Khan

Feb 10 Temür Khan, Second Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty (1294-1307), grandson and successor to Kublai Khan, dies at 41

Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty Temür Khan
Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty
Temür Khan
  • Apr 7 Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271)
  • Jul 4 Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies

Person of interestEdward I

Jul 7 Edward I, King of England (1272-1307), dies at 68

King of England Edward I
King of England
Edward I