James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume Icode: cat promoted to code: ca or Jaume el Conqueridorcode: cat promoted to code: ca ; Aragonese: Chaime I o Conqueridorcode: arg promoted to code: an ; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276.
Battle of Muret: Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort and an army of French Crusaders defeat Peter II of Aragon at Muret
Battle of Muret: Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort and an army of French Crusaders defeat Peter II of Aragon at Muret in France
Events Before
Frederick II, later Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...
French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge
The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning poi
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning point for Muslim power on Iberian peninsula
Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa
Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa
Events After
Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
Louis IX is born
Louis IX is born
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captur
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishin
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law
Frederick II is crowned King of the Romans (King of the Germans) in Aachen
King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was a royal title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024)...
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Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captur
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishin
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law
According to legend, Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world falls from the sky during
According to legend, Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world falls from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia and turns the Danes' luck
Frederick II, later Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz
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- James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume Icode: cat promoted to code: ca or Jaume el Conqueridorcode: cat promoted to code: ca ; Aragonese: Chaime I o Conqueridorcode: arg promoted to code: an ; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276.