1231 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence.
• Emperor Frederick II promulgates the Constitutions of Melfi (also known as Liber Augustalis), a collection of laws for Sicily.

Births

• Emperor Shijo of Japan

Deaths

• June 13 - St. Anthony of Padua
• November 17 - St. Elizabeth of Hungary
• Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan
• Abd-el-latif, physician and traveler

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)
• 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)