1236

'Years:' 1233 1234 1235 - 1236 - 1237 1238 1239

'Decades:' 1200s 1210s 1220s - '1230s' - 1240s 1250s 1260s

'Centuries:' 12th century - '13th century' - 14th century

Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Monarchs/Presidents

Events

★ January 14 - Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

★ May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albans Abbey dies. His chronicle is continued by Matthew Paris.

★ September 22 - Lithuanians and Semigallians beat Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule

★ Volga Bulgaria is conquered by Mongol khan Batu.

★ Córdoba was retaken for Christianity as part of the Reconquista in 1236, and became a centre of activity against the remaining Islamic population.

★ Accession of Razia al-Din to the Sultanate of Delhi.

Births

★ June 6 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (died 1283)

Deaths

★ May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler.

★ John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut (born c. 1179)

Monarchs/Presidents

★ Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)

★ Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)