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1291 state leaders
Events
May 10
-
Scottish
nobles recognize the authority of King
Edward I of England
.
August 1
- The
Swiss Confederation
is formed by
Uri
,
Schwyz
, and
Unterwalden
(the
Letter of Alliance
).
The
Sultan
of
Egypt
Khalil
captures
Acre
, ending the
Crusader
Kingdom of Jerusalem
.
James II
becomes
King of Aragon
.
Frederick III
becomes
regent of Sicily
.
Sancho IV of Castile
captures
Tarifa
from the
Moors
.
The
Habsburgs
acquire
Lucerne
.
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
becomes duke of
Krakow
.
Grudziadz
,
Poland
is chartered as a city.
Saarburg
,
Germany
is chartered as a town.
Bratislava
is chartered as a town.
The scholars of The
Royal Grammar School Worcester
, England are given the rights to hold church services by the Bishop of Worcester
Godfrey Giffard
.
Tax rolls record the existence of a
chapel
on
Saint Tudwal's Island East
.
Births
February 8
- King
Afonso IV of Portugal
Aimone of Savoy
Charles I of Hungary
(or possibly
1288
)
Pope Clement VI
Deaths
June 18
-
Alfonso III of Aragon
July 15
-
Rudolph I of Germany
Hong Dagu
,
Korean
commander in the
Yuan Dynasty
Eleanor of Provence
, consort of
Henry III of England
Saadi
,
Persian
poet
(or possibly
1283
)
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