The 1270s

Explore 26 historical events from 1270–1279.

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1270

Stephen Báncsa, Hungarian cardinal (born c. 1205)

Stephen (I) Báncsa was the first Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Prior to that, he served as Bishop of Vác from 1240 or 1241 to 1243, then Archbishop of Esztergom …

Stephen Báncsa, Hungarian cardinal (born c. 1205)

1270

Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury

Boniface of Savoy was a medieval Bishop of Belley in Savoy and Archbishop of Canterbury in England. He was the son of Thomas, Count of Savoy, and owed his initial ecclesiastical po…

Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury