Years: 1251 1252 1253 - 1254 - 1255 1256 1257

Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s

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

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Monarchs/Presidents

Events

• December 2 - Manfred of Sicily defeats army of Pope Innocent IV at Foggia.
• Theodore II Lascaris succeeds John III Ducas Vatatzes as Byzantine emperor.
• Byzantines defeat Bulgarians at Adrianople.
• Alkmaar granted city rights.

Births

• September 15 - Marco Polo, Venetian merchant and explorer

Deaths

• May 20 - Conrad IV of Germany
• November 3 - John III Ducas Vatatzes, Eastern emperor
• December 7 - Pope Innocent IV

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)

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