De electione Henrici comitis de Lucellenburgk in regem Romanorum.
The Election of Henry of Luxembourg
The German princes elect Henry, count of Luxembourg, as King of the Romans in November.
In the same year, on the feast of blessed Catherine, the princes of Germany, the electors, chose Henry, count of Luxembourg. In November they unanimously elected him king of the Romans. (Mart. p. 444. Ptol. p. .)
Coronation at Aachen
Henry is crowned at Aachen on the Epiphany in 1309.
On his coronation at Aachen. That is, in the year of our Lord 1309, the same man, having been elected, was crowned at Aachen on the Epiphany. (Martinus, p. 444. January 6, Ptolemy, 1. from.)
Coronation at Milan
Henry receives the iron crown at Milan on the Epiphany in 1311.
About the coronation of the same man at Milan. In the year of our Lord 1311, on the Epiphany of that year, Henry, king of the Romans, was crowned at Milan with the iron crown of Jauer. (Ptolemy, p. . Martin, p. 446.)
The Tartar Victory over the Saracens
The Tartars slay more than ten thousand of the sultan's horsemen.
On the death of ten thousand Saracen horsemen at the hands of the Tartars. They killed more than ten thousand of the sultan's horsemen. (Ptol. p. .)
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Eodem anno in die beate Katherine principes Alemanie electores Henricum comi. November tem de Lucellenburgkb in regem Romanorum concorditer elegerunt. (Mart. p. 444. Ptol. p. .)
De coronacione ipsius Aquisgrani. ioe Anno domini MCCCIX idem electus in epiphania Aquisgrani coronatur. (Mart. p. 444. 6_ Januar Ptol. 1. e.)
De coronacione ejusdem apud Mediolanum. 101311 Anno domini mcccxi in epiphania ejus Henricus rex Romanorum apud Mediolanum corona Jauuar ferrea coronatur. (Ptol. p. . Mart. p. 446.)
De morte x milium equitum Sarracenorum per Tartaros. tos Soldano ultra x milia equitum occiderunt. (Ptol. p. .)
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