Years: 1238 1239 1240 - 1241 - 1242 1243 1244

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

• April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz
• April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo .

Births

Deaths

• April 9 - Henry the Pious, Duke of Silesia
• August 22 - Pope Gregory IX
• September 23 - Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet and politician
• November 10 - Pope Celestine IV

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)