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1278 state leaders
Events
August 26
-
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
and
Rudolph I of Germany
defeat the Bohemians in the
Battle of Marchfield
.
A pareage establishes joint Spanish/French suzerainty in
Andorra
.
John Peckham
succeeds Richard Kilwardby as
archbishop of Canterbury
, Kilwardby being appointed as a cardinal-bishop in
Italy
.
Llywelyn the Last
marries
Eleanor de Montfort
after making concessions to
Edward I of England
.
The
Chapel of St Leonard of Blakemore
in
Buckinghamshire
is founded by the
Bishop of Lincoln
.
Wenceslaus II
becomes king of
Bohemia
.
Charles I of Sicily
inherits
Principality of Achaea
.
Zhao Bing
succeeds
Zhao Shi
as emperor of
China
.
Ramkhamhaeng
becomes ruler of the
Sukhothai kingdom
in
Thailand
.
Deal, Kent
is named a
Cinque Port
.
Iserlohn
receives city rights.
Births
Hojo Sadaaki , Japanese regent (†
1333
)
Blanche, daughter of
Philip III of France
(†
1305
)
Deaths
August 26
-
Otakar II of Bohemia
(in battle)
Nawawi
, Arab writer
Nicola Pisano
, Italian sculptor
February 10
-
Margaret II
,
countess of Flanders
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