1252 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Alfonso X of Castile, the Wise (el Sabio)
• Stockholm is founded by Birger Jarl (cf 1854)
• The widespread usage of torture by the Medieval Inquisition is introduced.
• The first European gold coins are minted. In the Italian city of Florence known as the florin.

Births

Deaths

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).