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1259

EVENTS

Europe

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 Fresco es 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 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 Shoka era ends, and the Shogen 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 )

DEATHS

May 29 - King Christopher I Of Denmark (born 1219 )

November 18 - Adam Marsh , English scholar and theologian

Gojong Of Goryeo

Ezzelino Da Romano III , Italian ruler

Möngke Khan of the Mongol Empire

Matthew Paris , French chronicler

Thomas II Of Savoy

SEE ALSO

List Of State Leaders In 1259