1227

'Years:' 1224 1225 1226 - 1227 - 1228 1229 1230

'Decades:' 1190s 1200s 1210s - '1220s' - 1230s 1240s 1250s

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

Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ January 11 first mention of city of Požega in a charter of Andrew II of Hungary

★ March 19 - Pope Gregory IX succeeds Pope Honorius III as the 178th pope.

★ November 23 - Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.

★ Henry III of England declares himself of age and assumes power

★ According to Russian chronicles, Novgorod attacks Finland with devastating results.

★ Estonian ancient fight for independence ends with foreign rule in the country for next 7 centuries.

Births

★ September 30 - Pope Nicholas IV (died 1292)

★ Charles I of Sicily

Deaths

★ March 18 - Pope Honorius III (born 1148)

★ July 23 - Qiu Chuji, Chinese founder of Dragon Gate Taoism (born 1148)

★ August 1 - Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (born 1179)

★ August 18 - Genghis Khan founder of the Mongol Empire

★ Reginald de Braose, English rebel baron

★ Jochi, son of Genghis Khan

★ Marco Sanudo, Venetian crusader