1291
EventsEurope 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). 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.
Asia The Sultan of Egypt Khalil captures Acre, ending the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
BirthsFebruary 8 - King Afonso IV of PortugalAimone of SavoyCharles I of Hungary (or possibly 1288)Pope Clement VI
Deaths June 18 - Alfonso III of Aragon July 15 - Rudolph I of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor Hong Dagu, Korean commander in the Yuan Dynasty Eleanor of Provence, consort of Henry III of England Saadi, Persiann poet (or possibly 1283)
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