1285
Keran, Queen of Armenia ( b. before 1262)
Keran of Lampron was by birth a member of the House of Lampron and by marriage queen consort of Armenia.
Keran, Queen of Armenia ( b. before 1262)
The 1280s
Explore 60 historical events from 1280–1289.
1285
Philip I, Count of Savoy (born 1207)
Philip I was Count of Savoy from 1268 to 1285. Before this, he was Bishop of Valence (1241–1267) and Archbishop of Lyon (1245–1267).
Philip I, Count of Savoy (born 1207)
1285
Kunigunda of Halych, queen regent of Bohemia (born 1245)
Kunigunda of Halych was Queen consort of Bohemia. She was a member of the House of Chernigov and a daughter of Rostislav Mikhailovich.
Kunigunda of Halych, queen regent of Bohemia (born 1245)
1285
Philip III, king of France (born 1245)
Philip III, called the Bold, was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, …
Philip III, king of France (born 1245)
1284
Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and ca
The Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a naval engagement during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Fought on 5 June 1284 in the south of the Gulf of Naples, the battle saw an Aragones…
Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and ca
1284
The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in…
The Republic of Pisa was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century, centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercia…
The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in…
1284
Edward II of England (died 1327)
Edward II, also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir …
Edward II of England (died 1327)
1284
Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick (died 1324)
Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick was a wealthy English heiress and the second wife of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, an English nobleman in the reign of kings Edward I …
Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick (died 1324)
1284
Tekuder, Khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate
Ahmed Tekuder, also known as Sultan Ahmad, was the sultan of the Ilkhanate from 1282 to 1284. He was a son of Hulegu and brother of Abaqa. He was eventually succeeded by his nephew…
Tekuder, Khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate
1284
Alphonso, Earl of Chester (born 1273)
Alphonso or Alfonso, also called Alphonsus and Alphonse and styled Earl of Chester, was an heir apparent to the English throne who never became king.
Alphonso, Earl of Chester (born 1273)
1284
Hōjō Tokimune, regent of Japan (born 1251)
Hōjō Tokimune of the Hōjō clan was the eighth shikken of the Kamakura shogunate, known for leading the Japanese forces against the invasion of the Mongols and for spreading Zen Bu…
Hōjō Tokimune, regent of Japan (born 1251)
1284
Shams al-Din Juvayni, Persian statesman, vizier and minister of finance of the Ilkhanate
Shams al-Din Juvayni was a Persian statesman and member of the Juvayni family. He was an influential figure in early Ilkhanate politics, serving as sahib-i divan under four Mongol …
Shams al-Din Juvayni, Persian statesman, vizier and minister of finance of the Ilkhanate
1283
Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
Roger of Lauria (c. 1245 – 17 January 1305), was a Calabrian knight in service of the Aragonese as admiral of the Sicilian navy. He has been described as one of the most successful…
Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet, defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.
1283
Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is hanged, drawn and quartered by the English.
Dafydd ap Gruffudd was Prince of Gwynedd and Prince of Wales from the death of his brother Llywelyn ap Gruffudd on 11 December 1282 until his capture on 22 June 1283. He became a f…
Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is hanged, drawn and quartered by the English.
1283
Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (born 1238)
Dafydd ap Gruffudd was Prince of Gwynedd and Prince of Wales from the death of his brother Llywelyn ap Gruffudd on 11 December 1282 until his capture on 22 June 1283. He became a f…
Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (born 1238)
1282
Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Peter III of Aragon was King of Aragon, King of Valencia, and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and be…
Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
1282
Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.
Peter III of Aragon was King of Aragon, King of Valencia, and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and be…
Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily.
1282
Peter III of Aragon is proclaimed King of Sicily in Palermo.
Peter III of Aragon was King of Aragon, King of Valencia, and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and be…
Peter III of Aragon is proclaimed King of Sicily in Palermo.
1282
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (died 1348)
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Vi…
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (died 1348)
1282
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (died 1316)
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan was the eighth and youngest daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile and was born in Rhuddlan Castle in Denbighshire. Of all of her siblings, sh…
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (died 1316)
1282
Eleanor de Montfort, Welsh princess (born 1252)
Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon was an English noblewoman and Welsh princess through her marriage to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who was Prince of Gwynedd, and…
Eleanor de Montfort, Welsh princess (born 1252)
1282
Thomas de Cantilupe, English bishop and saint (born 1218)
Thomas de Cantilupe was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII. He has been noted as "an inveterate enemy of the Jews", and h…
Thomas de Cantilupe, English bishop and saint (born 1218)
1282
Ingrid of Skänninge, Swedish abbess and saint
Ingrid of Skänninge was a Swedish prioress. She founded Skänninge Abbey, a nunnery belonging to the Order of Preachers, in 1272. Her feast day is on 2 September.
Ingrid of Skänninge, Swedish abbess and saint
1282
Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)
Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism base…
Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)