The 1240s

1249

Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.

A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other ite…

Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.

1249

Emperor Kameyama of Japan (died 1305)

Emperor Kameyama was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1260 through 1274.

Emperor Kameyama of Japan (died 1305)

1249

Alexander II, king of Scotland (born 1198)

Alexander II (1198–1249) was King of Scotland from 1214 until his death. He was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont, succeeding to the throne at the age of sixte…

Alexander II, king of Scotland (born 1198)

1249

Jacopo Tiepolo, doge of Venice

Jacopo Tiepolo, also known as Giacomo Tiepolo, was Doge of Venice from 1229 to 1249. He had previously served as the first Venetian Duke of Crete, and two terms as Podestà of Const…

Jacopo Tiepolo, doge of Venice

1248

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (born 1206)

Güyük Khan or Güyüg Khagan, mononymously Güyüg, was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 124…

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (born 1206)

1248

Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai

Adachi Kagemori was a Japanese warrior. He was part of the Adachi clan, and then he joined the Hojo clan. He was the son of Adachi Morinaga, who was a close advisor to Minamoto no …

Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai

1246 780 years ago

Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV

Henry Raspe was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1231 until 1239 and again from 1241 until his death. In 1246, with the support of the Papacy, he was elected King of Germany in oppo…

Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV

1246 780 years ago

With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria

Frederick II, known as Frederick the Quarrelsome, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, sin…

With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria

1246 780 years ago

Isabella of Angoulême (born 1188)

Isabella was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche…

Isabella of Angoulême (born 1188)

1246 780 years ago

Frederick II, Duke of Austria (born 1219)

Frederick II, known as Frederick the Quarrelsome, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, sin…

Frederick II, Duke of Austria (born 1219)

1244

Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1308)

Henry I of Hesse "the Child" was the first Landgrave of Hesse. He was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Sophie of Thuringia.

Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1308)

1243

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (died 1304)

Emperor Go-Fukakusa was the 89th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1246 through 1260.

Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (died 1304)

1243

Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta

Boniface of Valperga, venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church, was a thirteenth-century Bishop of Aosta.

Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta

1243

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (born c

Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England (1215–1232) and Justiciar of Ireland (1232) during the reigns of King John and his so…

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (born c

1243

Mongols under Baiju Noyan defeat the Seljuk Turks under Kaykhusraw II at the Battle of Köse Dağ

Baiju Noyan or Baichu was a Mongol commander in Persia, Armenia, Anatolia and Georgia. He was appointed by Ögedei Khan to succeed Chormagan. He was the last direct imperial governo…

Mongols under Baiju Noyan defeat the Seljuk Turks under Kaykhusraw II at the Battle of Köse Dağ

1243

Election of pope Innocent IV following the death of pope Celestine IV in 1241

The 1243 papal election elected Cardinal Sinibaldo Fieschi of Genoa to succeed Pope Celestine IV. The conclave began after the Holy See had been vacant for 18 months and six days, …

Election of pope Innocent IV following the death of pope Celestine IV in 1241

1243

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel was the last in the Aubigny male line to hold Arundel Castle.

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel

1243

Mongol invasions of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and disi

Mongol invasions of Anatolia or Mongol invasions of Turkey occurred at various times, starting with the campaign of 1241–1243 that culminated in the Battle of Köse Dağ. Real power …

Mongol invasions of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and disi

1243

Mongol conquest of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and…

Mongol invasions of Anatolia or Mongol invasions of Turkey occurred at various times, starting with the campaign of 1241–1243 that culminated in the Battle of Köse Dağ. Real power …

Mongol conquest of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and…

1242

Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inqu

The Avignonet massacre occurred on the eve of 28 May 1242 when a small force, mainly consisting of Cathars, massacred a group of inquisitors during the Albigensian Crusade.

Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inqu

1242

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris

The Disputation of Paris, also known as the Trial of the Talmud, took place in 1240 at the court of King Louis IX of France. It followed the work of Nicholas Donin, a Jewish conver…

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris

1242

Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of…

The Battle of Taillebourg, a major medieval battle fought in July 1242, was the decisive engagement of the Saintonge War. It pitted a French Capetian army under the command of King…

Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of…

1242

Beatrice of England (died 1275)

Beatrice of England was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. She married John de Dreux, heir to the duchy of Brittany…

Beatrice of England (died 1275)

1242

Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (died 1312)

Christina of Stommeln, also known as Christina Bruso and Christina Bruzo, was a Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic.

Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (died 1312)