Explore 49 historical events from 1290–1299.
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of …
Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king
Öljeyitü Khan, born Temür, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan, was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China, ruling from 10 May 1294 to 10 Februa…
Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between England and Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the de jure res…
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de War
John I, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been …
John I, Duke of Brabant (born 1252)
Öljeyitü Khan, born Temür, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzong of Yuan, was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China, ruling from 10 May 1294 to 10 Februa…
Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols with the reigning title Oljeitu
The 1293 Kamakura earthquake in Japan occurred at about 06:00 local time on 27 May 1293. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.1–7.5 and triggered a tsunami. The estimated death toll …
An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000
Adolf was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. He was never crowned by the pope, which…
Election of Count Adolf of Nassau as King of the Romans in the Dominican monastery of Frankfurt
Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Naqvi Al Bukhari (Persian: سید جلال الدین سرخ پوش بخاری, c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE was a saint from the Indian subcontinent. He belonged to the Jal…
Sufi Saint Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
Pope Celestine V, born Pietro Angelerio, also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for f…
Pope Celestine V (born 1215)
The siege of Acre took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders' losing control of Acre to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. It is considered one of the most important battles of t…
Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land
Theingapati was heir-apparent of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1289 to 1297. The crown prince is known for his mission to Beijing in which he sought and received the Mo…
Theingapati, heir to the Pagan Kingdom
Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in s…
According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be…
Daumantas was a Lithuanian nobleman who reigned as Prince of Pskov from 1266 until he died in 1299. Originally a Duke of Nalšia in the Kingdom of Lithuania, Daumantas fled internal…
Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (born c
Eric Magnusson was king of Norway from 1280 until 1299.
King Eric II of Norway (born c. 1268)
Riga is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 591,882 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total populat…
Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida
The Battle of Göllheim was fought on 2 July 1298 between the forces of duke Albert I of Habsburg and king Adolf of Nassau following the unilateral decision of the prince electors, …
Battle of Göllheim: Albert I of Habsburg defeats Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
The Scottish wars (1296–1357) were two extended military conflicts in which the Kingdom of England attempted to establish control over the Kingdom of Scotland. In spite of signific…
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace…
Árni Þorláksson was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the tenth bishop of Iceland (1269–1298).
Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (born 1237)
Yolanda of Poland or Yolanda of Hungary, also Blessed Yolanda was the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the sister of Margaret of Hungary and Kinga o…
Yolanda of Poland (born 1235)
Adolf was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. He was never crowned by the pope, which…
Adolf, King of the Romans (born 1220)
Sir John de Graham of Dundaff was a 13th-century Scottish noble. He was killed during the Battle of Falkirk.
Sir John de Graham, Scottish soldier at the Battle of Falkirk
Thoros III or Toros III was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1293 to 1296. He was the son of Leo II of Armenia and Kyranna de Lampron, and was part of the House…
Thoros III, Armenian king (born c. 1271)
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion o…
First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the…
Nicholas Longespee was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.
Nicholas Longespee, Bishop of Salisbury
Agnes of Bohemia was a Bohemian princess, Countess of Habsburg, and Duchess of Austria.
Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (born 1269)
Pope Celestine V, born Pietro Angelerio, also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for f…
Pope Celestine V (born 1215)
Edmund Crouchback was a member of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty and the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was Earl of Leicester (1265–1296), Lancaster (1267–1296) and Derby (12…
Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1245)
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of wars between England and Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the de jure res…
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de War
Floris V reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mo…
Floris V, Count of Holland (born 1254)
The Treaty of Anagni was an accord between the Pope Boniface VIII, James II of Aragon, Philip IV of France, Charles II of Naples, and James II of Majorca. It was signed on 20 June …
The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown o
Przemysł II was the Duke of Poznań from 1257–1279, of Greater Poland from 1279 to 1296, of Kraków from 1290 to 1291, and Gdańsk Pomerania (Pomerelia) from 1294 to 1296, and then Ki…
Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period
Sancho IV of Castile called the Brave, was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 1284 to his death. Following his brother Ferdinand's death, he gained the support of nobles wh…
Sancho IV of Castile (born 1258)
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…
Coronation of Michael IX Palaiologos as Byzantine Emperor
John I, also called John the Victorious was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been …
John I, Duke of Brabant (born 1252)