The 1240s

1248

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (born 1206)

Güyük Khan or Güyüg Khagan, mononymously Güyüg, was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 124…

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (born 1206)

1248

Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai

Adachi Kagemori was a Japanese warrior. He was part of the Adachi clan, and then he joined the Hojo clan. He was the son of Adachi Morinaga, who was a close advisor to Minamoto no …

Adachi Kagemori, Japanese samurai

1246 780 years ago

Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV

Henry Raspe was the Landgrave of Thuringia from 1231 until 1239 and again from 1241 until his death. In 1246, with the support of the Papacy, he was elected King of Germany in oppo…

Henry Raspe is elected anti-king of the Kingdom of Germany in opposition to Conrad IV

1246 780 years ago

With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria

Frederick II, known as Frederick the Quarrelsome, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, sin…

With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria

1246 780 years ago

Isabella of Angoulême (born 1188)

Isabella was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche…

Isabella of Angoulême (born 1188)

1246 780 years ago

Frederick II, Duke of Austria (born 1219)

Frederick II, known as Frederick the Quarrelsome, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, sin…

Frederick II, Duke of Austria (born 1219)

1243

Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta

Boniface of Valperga, venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church, was a thirteenth-century Bishop of Aosta.

Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta

1243

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (born c

Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England (1215–1232) and Justiciar of Ireland (1232) during the reigns of King John and his so…

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (born c

1243

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel was the last in the Aubigny male line to hold Arundel Castle.

Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel

1242

Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inqu

The Avignonet massacre occurred on the eve of 28 May 1242 when a small force, mainly consisting of Cathars, massacred a group of inquisitors during the Albigensian Crusade.

Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inqu

1242

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris

The Disputation of Paris, also known as the Trial of the Talmud, took place in 1240 at the court of King Louis IX of France. It followed the work of Nicholas Donin, a Jewish conver…

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris

1240

At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Chr

Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians, is the sole ki…

At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Chr

1240

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey was the son of Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey and Hamelin de Warenne. His father Hamelin granted him the manor of Appleby, North L…

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)

1240

The Disputation of Paris, in which four rabbis defended the Talmud against Nicholas Donin's accusations of blasphemy, be

The Disputation of Paris, also known as the Trial of the Talmud, took place in 1240 at the court of King Louis IX of France. It followed the work of Nicholas Donin, a Jewish conver…

The Disputation of Paris, in which four rabbis defended the Talmud against Nicholas Donin's accusations of blasphemy, be