1239

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Years: 1236 1237 1238 - 1239 - 1240 1241 1242

Decades: 1200s 1210s 1220s - 1230s - 1240s 1250s 1260s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

• 20 March - Pope Gregory IX excommunicates Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Undated

• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor conducts the Siege of Faenza.
• The main tower of Lincoln Cathedral collapses.

Births

• June 17 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307)
• December 17 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
• Peter III of Aragon (d. 1285)
• John II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1305)
• Ippen, Japanese monk (d. 1289)

Deaths

• March 3 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)
• March 20 - Hermann von Salza, fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
• March 28 - Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)
• Cormac mac Art O Melaghlain, King of Meath

Ongoing Events

• Mongol invasion of Rus (1237–1240)

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