History
1292
General
Population: 430 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Nicholas IV
Conflict between French families over papal election leads to election of illiterate hermit peasant farmer Peter of Morone as Celestine V – resigns in 5 months and imprisoned by Pope Boniface VIII - no real pope to 1294
- Deaths: Pope Nicholas IV
Asia
- Marco Polo leaves service of Kublai Khan
Europe
- General: End of Scottish English Wars with about 5000 dead
- England: End of imprisonment of scientist Roger Bacon - return from exile for heresy
- France: Conflict between French families over papal election leads to election of illiterate hermit peasant farmer Peter of Morone as Celestine V
- Holy Roman Empire: Adolf Count of Nassau elected German King (HRE) – crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle
- Scotland: John Baliol chosen king of Scotland – removed from throne by Edward I of England