1229 - Definition and Overview

Events

• March 18 - Sixth Crusade of Emperor Frederick II ends in truce with Sultan al-Kamil and coronation of Frederick as King of Jerusalem.
• Catalans capture island of Mallorca from Muslims.
• University of Paris strike of 1229.
• Foundation of the University of Toulouse in Toulouse, France.
• Founding of the city of Turku, Finland.

Births

Deaths

• January 17 - Albert of Buxhoeveden (b. 1165)

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)
• England - Henry III (reigned from 1227 to 1272, although he had as regent the Earl of Pembroke from 1216)
• Navarre - Sancho VII the Strong King of Navarre (reigned from 1194 to 1234)
• Portugal - Afonso II, the Fat, King of Portugal (reigned from 1212 to 1233)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)