Years: 1237 1238 1239 - 1240 - 1241 1242 1243

Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Monarchs/Presidents

Events

• Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv

Births

• Pope Benedict XI

Deaths

• April 11 - Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn "The Great" Prince of Gwynedd

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)