Explore 52 historical events from 1240–1249.
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
Boniface of Valperga, venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church, was a thirteenth-century Bishop of Aosta.
Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta
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
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
Hedwig of Silesia, a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland fro…
Hedwig of Silesia, Polish saint (born 1174)
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
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…
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
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
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…
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)
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)
Emperor Juntoku of the Jōgen was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221, a part of Japan's…
Juntoku, Japanese emperor (born 1197)
Chagatai Khan was a son of Genghis Khan, a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire, and the first khan of the Chagatai Khanate. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai…
Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (born 1183)
Alexander III was King of Alba (Scotland) from 6 July 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the …
Alexander III, king of Scotland (died 1286)
Pope Gregory IX was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the Decretales and instituting…
Pope Gregory IX, (born 1143)
Conrad II of Salzwedel was a German nobleman. He was a Roman Catholic priest and was bishop of Cammin as Conrad III from 1233 until his death.
Conrad II of Salzwedel, German nobleman and bishop
Fujiwara no Sadaie or Teika was a Japanese anthologist, calligrapher, literary critic, novelist, poet, and scribe of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. His influence was e…
Fujiwara no Teika, Japanese poet
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Duke Geoffrey II and Duchess Constance of Bri…
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (born 1184)
Snorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, knight, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to ha…
Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (born 1178)
Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians, is the sole ki…
At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Chr
The Swedish–Novgorodian Wars were a series of armed conflicts in the 12th and 13th centuries between the Novgorod Republic and medieval Sweden over control of the Gulf of Finland. …
Swedish–Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.
Margaret of England was Queen of Alba (Scotland) by marriage to King Alexander III.
Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scots (died 1275)
Trần Thánh Tông, personal name Trần Hoảng (陳晃), was the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân T…
Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (died 1290)