* Albert II of Austria ( 1298 – 1358 ), Duke of Austria

The oldest confirmed written mention of dominoes in China comes from the Former Events in Wulin ( i. e. the capital Hangzhou ) written by the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ) author Zhou Mi ( 1232 – 1298 ), who listed " pupai " ( gambling plaques or dominoes ) as well as dice as items sold by peddlers during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song ( r. 1162 – 1189 ).

* 1269 – Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar ( d. 1298 )

* 1298 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.

* 1298 – Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.

Another influential medieval Halakhic work following the order of the Babylonian Talmud, and to some extent modelled on Alfasi, was " the Mordechai ", a compilation by Mordechai ben Hillel ( c. 1250 – 1298 ).

* Frederick VI ( 1289 – 1298 )

* Frederick VII ( 1298 – 1309 )

# Albert II ( 12 December 1298, Vienna – 20 July 1358, Vienna ).

* August 16 – Albert II, Duke of Austria ( b. 1298 )

* 7 terms: Andrew Buckerel ( 1231 – 1237 ); John le Breton ( 1289, 1293 – 1298 ); John le Blund ( 1301 – 1307 )

* John II Comyn and John III Comyn — Guardians ( 1298 – 1301, 1304 )

* William Lamberton — Bishop of St Andrews ( 1298 – 1328 )

* Sesshō, Nijō Kanemoto, 1298 – 1300

In 13th century, Yang Hui ( 1238 – 1298 ) presented the arithmetic triangle that is the same as Pascal's triangle.

They were parents to Agnes FitzAlan ( b. 1298 ), who married Sir Gilbert Stapleton, Knt., of Bedale ( 1291 – 1324 ).

Donkey in an Egypt ian painting c. 1298 – 1235 BC

* Philip of Artois ( 1269 – 1298 ), heir to the countship

* Kunigunde of Poland ( c. 1298 – 9 April 1331 ).

In 1230 Hay Castle passed to the de Bohuns and the local history, including the battle near Hay in 1231, is continued through the Mortimer Wars of the 1260s and the battle near Brecon in 1266 down to the death of Earl Humphrey de Bohun in 1298.

This was followed by Scottish raids into northern England and the appointment of Wallace as Guardian of Scotland in March 1298.

There are two recorded Scottish instances of circular schiltrons: William Wallace's army at Falkirk ( 1298 ), and Thomas Randolph's forces on the first day of Bannockburn ( 1314 ).

During the Scottish wars between 1298 and 1338, York Castle was frequently used as the centre of royal administration across England, as well as an important military base of operations.

The Battle of Falkirk, ( Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice in Gaelic ) which took place on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence.

* John de Graham ( died 1298 ), Scottish soldier

* Battle of Falkirk ( July 22, 1298 ) English cavalry, though able to break Scottish archers and cavalry, charges and is repulsed by a tight formation of Scottish Pikemen.

* William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas ( died c. 1298 ), Scottish soldier and governor of Berwick Castle

Sir John ( Maclellan ) de Bondeby, was with Scottish rebel Sir William Wallace in the year of 1298, during the battle of Falkirk, after which he sailed with Wallace from Kirkcudbright for France, to seek the support of the French king Philip, in his struggle against Edward I of England.

* Sir Andrew Murray ( 1298 – 1338 ), rebel leader of the 2nd Scottish War of Independence, Scottish head-of-state ( Guardian of Scotland ) twice ; son of Andrew Moray

William's grandson Roger ( 1266 – 1298 ), who was summoned to parliament by Edward I, was father of John ( 1286 – 1322 ), a warrior and warden of the Scottish March, who, joining in Thomas of Lancaster's revolt, was captured at Boroughbridge and hanged.

In 1298, King Edward I stayed at the castle on his way to Scotland to battle a Scottish army led by William Wallace.

Edward came north in person and defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk ( 1298 ).

William Wallace drew up his schiltrons in a circle at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 to deter charging cavalry, but it was a widespread tactic, sometimes known as the " crown " formation.

* Battle of Falkirk ( 1298 )

On 22 July 1298, in the only major battle he had fought since Evesham in 1265, Edward defeated Wallace's forces at the Battle of Falkirk.

Genoa's political zenith came with its victory over the Republic of Pisa at the naval Battle of Meloria in 1284, and with a temporary victory over its rival, Venice, at the naval Battle of Curzola in 1298.

On 2 July 1298 the armies of Adolf and Albert met at the Battle of Göllheim.

* The Battle of Falkirk fought on July 22, 1298, saw the defeat of William Wallace by King Edward I of England.

* Wallace and the Battle of Falkirk ( 1298 )

After the defeat of William Wallace's Scots army at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, it took Edward I six years to gain full control of Scotland.

After contributing to the defeat of Llywelyn the Last, FitzAlan succeeded the Earl of Surrey as Guardian and Keeper of Scotland for Edward I and fought at the Battle of Falkirk ( 1298 ) and the siege of Caerlaverock in July 1300.

What is more definite is that the Republic of Genoa defeated Venice in the documented Battle of Korčula off the coast of Korčula in 1298 and a galley commander, Marco Polo, was taken prisoner by the victors to eventually spend his time in a Genoese prison writing of his travels.

In 1298, the town and castle were destroyed by Bern after the Bernese victory at the Battle of Donnerbühl.

In 1298, he took part in the Battle of Göllheim, near Speyer, in which the king of Germany, Adolph, was killed fighting his rival, Albert of Habsburg.

He secured his position by supporting his brother-in-law Albert I of Habsburg, who thereby was able to defeat rivalling Adolf of Nassau at the 1298 Battle of Göllheim and was elected King of the Romans in the same year.

The earls consequently consented to serve with the king in Scotland, and Hereford was in the army that won a decisive victory over the Scots in the Battle of Falkirk in 1298.

Uri and Schwyz got their status reconfirmed by Adolf of Nassau in 1297, but to no avail, for Albert finally won the power struggle and became emperor in 1298 after Adolf was killed in the Battle of Göllheim.

Taking part in Edward's campaigns in Scotland, the bishop received the surrender of King John I of Scotland at Brechin in 1296, and led one division of the English army at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298.

When Polo was imprisoned around 1298, perhaps after a clash between Genoa and Venice ( according to tradition the Battle of Curzola ), he dictated his tales of travel to Rustichello, and together they turned it into the book known as The Travels of Marco Polo.

Thomas Randolph married Isabel, only daughter of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll ( killed at the Battle of Falkirk ( 1298 )), a brother of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland.