1261
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For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century.
| Years: 1258 1259 1260 - 1261 - 1262 1263 1264 | |
| Decades: 1230s 1240s 1250s - 1260s - 1270s 1280s 1290s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1261 state leaders | |
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Events
- January - Pope bans the movement of Flagellants.
- July 25 - Critical event - The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, thus re-establishing the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines also succeed in capturing Thessalonica and the rest of the Latin Empire.
- August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first.
- King Henry III of England obtains a papal bull releasing him from the Provisions of Oxford, preceding the Second Barons' War, a civil war started in 1263.
- The population of Greenland accepts the overlordship of the King of Norway.
- The Japanese Bun'o era ends, and the Kocho era begins.
- The Convent of Wurmsbach is established in Switzerland.
- Baibars establishes a puppet Caliphate in Cairo.
- Bela IV of Hungary repels a Tatar invasion.
Births
- October 9 - King Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
- Daniel of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow
Deaths
- February 28 - Henry III, Duke of Brabant
- May 25 - Pope Alexander IV
- Ch'in Chiu-Shau, Chinese mathematician
- Queen Plaisance of Cyprus (regent)
See also
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