Explore 27 historical events from 1260–1269.
Kublai Khan, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. …
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
Pope Alexander IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. In 1255, Alexander IV canonized Saint Clare of Assisi, f…
Pope Alexander IV (born 1185)
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by …
Second Barons' War: King Henry III was defeated at the Battle of Lewes and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simo
Giles of Assisi, was one of the original companions of Francis of Assisi and holds a leading place among them. St. Francis called him "The Knight of our Round Table".
Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, and the hereditary Constable of Scotland, was a nobleman of Anglo-Norman and Scottish descent who was prominent in both England and Scotlan…
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (born 1195)
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the c…
Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the eff
Gilles of Saumur was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266. As archbisho…
Gilles of Saumur, French archbishop
Prince Koreyasu , also known as Minamoto no Koreyasu , was the seventh shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of medieval Japan. He was the nominal ruler virtually controlled by the Hōjō…
Koreyasu, Japanese prince and shōgun (died 1326)
Luchesius Modestini, TOSF is honored by tradition within the Franciscan Order as being, along with his wife, Buonadonna de' Segni, the first members of the Franciscan Order of Pena…
Luchesius Modestini, founding member of the Third Order of St
The Principality of Antioch was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the C…
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch
Eleanor of England was the eldest surviving daughter of Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile.
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (died 1298)
The Principality of Antioch was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the C…
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch
Peter II, called the Little Charlemagne, was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire in England, and the English l…
Peter II, count of Savoy (born 1203)
The War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270) was a conflict between the rival Italian maritime republics of Genoa and Venice over control of Acre, in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships
Gilles of Saumur was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266. As archbisho…
Gilles of Saumur, French archbishop
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben.
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (born 1215)
The War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270) was a conflict between the rival Italian maritime republics of Genoa and Venice over control of Acre, in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
War of Saint Sabas: In an action off Trapani, Sicily, a Venetian fleet captured all 27 opposing Genoese vessels
In 1268, the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice agreed to temporarily end hostilities which had erupted after the Byzantine recovery of Constantinople by Emperor Michael V…
A draft Byzantine–Venetian treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, but is not
Simon Stock, OCarm was an English Catholic priest and saint who lived in the 13th century and was an early prior of the Carmelite Order. The Blessed Virgin Mary is traditionally sa…
Simon Stock, English-French saint (born 1165)
Anne of Bohemia, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duchess of Silesia and High Duchess of Poland from 1238 to 1241, by her marriage to the Piast ruler Henry II the Pious. She …
Anne of Bohemia, duchess of Silesia (born 1203 or 1204)
Prince Koreyasu , also known as Minamoto no Koreyasu , was the seventh shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of medieval Japan. He was the nominal ruler virtually controlled by the Hōjō…
Koreyasu, Japanese prince and shōgun (died 1326)
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, and the hereditary Constable of Scotland, was a nobleman of Anglo-Norman and Scottish descent who was prominent in both England and Scotlan…
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (born 1195)
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the c…
Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the eff
The Parliament of Ireland was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until the end of 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of En…
The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish le
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by …
Second Barons' War: King Henry III was defeated at the Battle of Lewes and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simo
Giles of Assisi, was one of the original companions of Francis of Assisi and holds a leading place among them. St. Francis called him "The Knight of our Round Table".
Aegidius of Assisi, companion of Saint Francis of Assisi
Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, and Isabel Marshal. …
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (born 1222)
Constantinople, the modern Istanbul, was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empire from 330 until its takeover by the Ottoman Empire in 1453. After this, it continued to functi…
The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos,…
Arthur II, of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II and Beatrice, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provenc…
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (died 1312)
Pope Alexander IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. In 1255, Alexander IV canonized Saint Clare of Assisi, f…
Pope Alexander IV (born 1185)
Matilda of Brandenburg, a member of the House of Ascania, was first Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1252 by her marriage with the Welf duke Otto the Child.
Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 1210)
Adolf IV was a Count of Schauenburg (1225–1238) and of Holstein (1227–1238), of the House of Schaumburg. Adolf was the eldest son of Adolf III of Schauenburg and Holstein by his se…
Adolf IV of Holstein, Count of Schauenburg
Alexios Komnenos Strategopoulos was a Byzantine aristocrat and general who rose to the rank of megas domestikos and Caesar. Distantly related to the Komnenian dynasty, he appears i…
Alexios Strategopoulos led Nicaean forces to recapture Constantinople, leading to the reestablishment of the Byzantine…
Kublai Khan, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. …
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire