Explore 26 historical events from 1270–1279.
Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor together with his father, Andronikos II Palaiologos, from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as eq…
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1320)
The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, Kingdom of Arles, in 1274. Pope Grego…
In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope
Béla IV was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a gr…
Béla IV of Hungary (born 1206)
Zita, also known as Sitha or Citha, is an Italian saint, the patroness saint of maids and domestic servants. She is often appealed to in order to help find lost keys.
Zita, Italian saint (born 1212)
Stefan Uroš I, known as Uroš the Great was the King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276, succeeding his brother Stefan Vladislav. He was one of the most important rulers in Serbian history…
Stefan Uroš I of Serbia (born 1223)
Pope John XXI, born Pedro Julião, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 September 1276 to his death in May 1277. He is the only Portuguese pope in hi…
Pope John XXI (born 1215)
William of Villehardouin was the fourth prince of Achaea in Frankish Greece, from 1246 to 1278. The younger son of Prince Geoffrey I, he held the Barony of Kalamata in fief during …
William II of Villehardouin
Louis of Évreux was a Capetian prince and count of Évreux. He was the only son of King Philip III of France and his second wife Marie of Brabant, and thus a half-brother of King Ph…
Louis, Count of Évreux, son of King Philip III of France (died 1319)
Magnus Ladulås or Magnus Birgersson was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290.
Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral
Emperor Duanzong of Song, personal name Zhao Shi, was the 17th emperor of the Song dynasty of China, and the eighth and penultimate emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the…
Duan Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1269)
William Wishart was a 13th-century Bishop of St. Andrews. He was postulated to the see of St. Andrews while holding the position as Bishop-elect of Glasgow, which he resigned when,…
William Wishart, Scottish bishop
Emperor Duanzong of Song, personal name Zhao Shi, was the 17th emperor of the Song dynasty of China, and the eighth and penultimate emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the…
Duan Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1269)
The Battle of Algeciras was a naval battle which occurred on July 25, 1278. The battle pitted the fleets of the Kingdom of Castile, commanded by the Admiral of Castile, Pedro Martí…
The naval Battle of Algeciras takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in a victory for the…
William of Villehardouin was the fourth prince of Achaea in Frankish Greece, from 1246 to 1278. The younger son of Prince Geoffrey I, he held the Barony of Kalamata in fief during …
William II of Villehardouin
Pierre de la Broce or de la Brosse was a royal favorite and councilor during the early reign of Philip III of France.
Pierre de la Broce, French courtier
Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor together with his father, Andronikos II Palaiologos, from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as eq…
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1320)
Stefan Uroš I, known as Uroš the Great was the King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276, succeeding his brother Stefan Vladislav. He was one of the most important rulers in Serbian history…
Stefan Uroš I of Serbia (born 1223)
Pope John XXI, born Pedro Julião, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 September 1276 to his death in May 1277. He is the only Portuguese pope in hi…
Pope John XXI (born 1215)
Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari, commonly known as Baibars or Baybars (بَيْبَرْس) and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh, was the fourth Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, r…
Baibars, Egyptian sultan (born 1223)
Magnus Ladulås or Magnus Birgersson was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290.
Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral
Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China, lying between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong lingui…
While in exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coron
A papal conclave was held from 2–11 July 1276 to elect a new pope to succeed Pope Innocent V who had died suddenly. Following the nine-day conclave, Ottobuono Fieschi, the Cardinal…
Election of pope Adrian V under the influence of Charles I of Anjou following the death of pope Gregory X earlier that…
Louis of Évreux was a Capetian prince and count of Évreux. He was the only son of King Philip III of France and his second wife Marie of Brabant, and thus a half-brother of King Ph…
Louis, Count of Évreux, son of King Philip III of France (died 1319)
Pope Innocent V, born Pierre de Tarentaise, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 January to 22 June 1276. A member of the Order of Preachers, he ac…
Innocent V, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1225)
James I the Conqueror was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276. …
James I of Aragon (born 1208)
The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, Kingdom of Arles, in 1274. Pope Grego…
In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope
Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Bonaventure, Italian bishop and saint (born 1221)
Henry the Fat was King of Navarre and Count of Champagne and Brie from 1270 until his death.
Henry I of Navarre, Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre
Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Englan…
Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (died 1329)
Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī, also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and the…
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian scientist and writer (born 1201)
Ewostatewos was an Ethiopian religious leader of the Orthodox Tewahedo during the early period of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopian Empire. He was a forceful advocate for the obse…
Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint (died 1352)
Zita, also known as Sitha or Citha, is an Italian saint, the patroness saint of maids and domestic servants. She is often appealed to in order to help find lost keys.
Zita, Italian saint (born 1212)
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught was an Irish peer from the House of Burgh.
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (born 1220)
Béla IV was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a gr…
Béla IV of Hungary (born 1206)