Explore 60 historical events from 1290–1299.
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)
Heinrich II von Rotteneck was prince-bishop of Regensburg from 1277 to 1296.
Heinrich II von Rotteneck, prince-bishop of Regensburg
Hugh, Count of Brienne and Lecce was the second surviving son of Count Walter IV of Brienne and Marie de Lusignan of Cyprus.
Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader
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)
Charles Martel of the Capetian dynasty was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.
Charles Martel, king of Hungary (born 1271)
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
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
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
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
The 1292–94 papal election, was the last papal election which did not take the form of a papal conclave. After the death of Pope Nicholas IV on 4 April 1292, the eleven surviving c…
Election of pope Celestine V following the death of pope Nicholas IV two years prior.
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)
John I of Brienne was the son of Alphonso of Brienne and Marie de Lusignan. His mother was the heiress of Eu, Seine-Maritime, and he succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1260.
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
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…
King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Estudio de Escuelas de Generales in Alcalá de Henares
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
The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China, as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the la…
Mongols depart Java after the failed Mongol invasion against King Kertanegara of Singhasari
Meir of Rothenburg (c. 1215 – 2 May 1293) was a German Rabbi and poet, as well as a major contributing author of the tosafot on Rashi's commentary on the Talmud. He is also known …
Meir of Rothenburg, German rabbi (born c
Henry of Ghent, also known as Henricus de Gandavo and Henricus Gandavensis, was a scholastic philosopher who acquired the nickname of Doctor Solemnis.
Henry of Ghent, philosopher (born c
Majapahit, also known as Wilwatikta, was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia based on the island of Java. At its greatest extent, following significan…
Majapahit forces under Raden Wijaya won a major victory in the Mongol invasion of Java, now considered to be the foundin
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
Rhys ap Maredudd was a senior member of the Welsh royal house of Deheubarth, a principality of Medieval Wales. He was the great grandson of The Lord Rhys, prince of south Wales, an…
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
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
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
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states, initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is …
The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.