Portion of a fresco of the Boyana Church, completed in 1259
Events
Europe
★ The
Oxford Parliament, led by
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, leads to the acceptance by King
Henry III of England of the
Provisions of Oxford.
★ September - The
Empire of Nicaea defeats the
Principality of Achaea at the
Battle of Pelagonia, ensuring the eventual reconquest of
Constantinople in
1261.
★
December 4 - Kings
Louis IX of France and
Henry III of England agree to the
Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to
French-controlled territory on continental
Europe (including
Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
★ The famous
frescoes of the
Boyana Church in
Bulgaria are completed (the church and its murals are now a
UNESCO World Heritage Site).
★ The
German cities of
Lübeck,
Wismar, and
Rostock enter into a pact to defend against pirates of the
Baltic Sea, laying the groundwork for the
Hanseatic League.
★
Nogai Khan leads the second
Mongol Golden Horde attack against
Lithuania and
Poland.
Asia
★
Lannathai, a kingdom in the north of
Thailand, is founded by King
Mengrai.
★ The
Goryeo kingdom in
Korea surrenders to invading
Mongol forces.
★ The
Chinese era ''Kaiqing'' begins and ends in the Northern
Song Dynasty of
China.
★ The Japanese
ShÅka era ends, and the
ShÅgen era begins.
Births
★
Pietro Cavallini, Italian painter (died
1330)
★
Demetre II of Georgia (died
1289)
★
John II of Jerusalem (died
1285)
★
Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (died
1326)
★
Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King
Afonso III of Portugal and
Urraca of Castile
Deaths
★
May 29 - King
Christopher I of Denmark (born
1219)
★
October 7 -
Ezzelino da Romano III, Italian ruler
★
November 18 -
Adam Marsh, English scholar and theologian
★
Gojong of Goryeo
★
Möngke Khan of the Mongol Empire
★
Matthew Paris, French chronicler
★
Thomas II of Savoy
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