1243

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Years: 1240 1241 1242 - 1243 - 1244 1245 1246

Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s

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

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Monarchs/Presidents

Events

• Innocent IV was elected pope.
• Castile captures the city of Murcia from the Moors.
• [1243: Hjørring fik købstadsrettigheder af Erik Plovpenning, der regerede i tidsrummet 1241-1250

Births

• June 28 - Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (died 1304)
• September 2 - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (died 1295)
• James II of Majorca (died 1311)
• Valdemar I of Sweden (died 1302)

Deaths

• May 12 - Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)