1232 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Canonization of Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of lost items
• Pope Gregory IX driven from Rome by a revolt, taking refuge at Anagni
• First edition of Tripitaka Koreana destroyed by Mongol invaders

Births

• Manfred of Sicily
• Arnolfo di Cambio, a Florentine architect (may have been born in 1245)

Deaths

• William III of Sicily executed

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)
• Poland - Konrad of Mazovia is succeeded by Henry I the Bearded
• Japan - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan succeded by Emperor Shijo