1272 - Definition and Overview

Events

• August 6 - Stephen V's death makes his son, Ladislaus, King of Hungary.
• November 20 - Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
• Count Floris V of Holland makes an unsuccessful attack on Frisia in an attempt to recover the body of his father.
• Robert Kilwardby is named Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Gregory X
• Gouda is granted the rights of a city

Births

• Frederick III of Sicily

Deaths

• Emperor Go-Saga of Japan
• Stephen V of Hungary - August 6
• Henry III of England - November 16
• Richard of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor and younger brother to Henry III

Heads of State

• Aragon - James I, King of Aragon, (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• England -
  • Henry III, King of England, (reigned from 1216 to 1272)
  • Edward I, King of England, (reigned from 1272 to 1307)