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Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

Events Before

  1. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowns himself King of Jerusalem

    Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy...

  2. Queen Blanche of Castile & Earl Raymond VII of Toulouse sign peace

    Blanche of Castile (Spanish: Blanca de Castilla; French: Blanche de Castille; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII.

  3. Aragonese army led by James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, to conquer the island

    Aragonese army led by James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, to conquer the island

  4. Otto II becomes earl of Gelre

    Otto II becomes earl of Gelre

  5. James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca

    James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca

Events After

  1. Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city

    Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city

  2. Mongol army under General Subedei begins the siege of Chinese Jin capital of Kaifeng - 1st occasion gunpowder used in a

    Mongol army under General Subedei begins the siege of Chinese Jin capital of Kaifeng - 1st occasion gunpowder used in a major engagement

  3. Japanese legal code Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki

    Japanese legal code Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki

  4. Chinese city of Kaifeng, capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, surrenders to the Mongols under General Subedei after a sie

    Chinese city of Kaifeng, capital of the Jurchen Jin dynasty, surrenders to the Mongols under General Subedei after a siege of more than a year

  5. Otto II, Count of Guelders grants Arnhem the status of a city, it had previously belonged to the abbey of Prüm

    Otto II, Count of Guelders grants Arnhem the status of a city, it had previously belonged to the abbey of Prüm

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