1278
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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