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For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century.
| Years: 1269 1270 1271 - 1272 - 1273 1274 1275 | |
| Decades: 1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1272 state leaders | |
Events
- Mamluk sultan Baibars of Egypt invades the weakening kingdom of Makuria to the south.
- Charles I of Anjou, King of Naples, occupies Durres in Albania and establishes an Albanian kingdom.
- Count Floris V of Holland makes an unsuccessful attack on Frisia in an attempt to recover the body of his father, Count William II.
- King Edward I of England departs for England from the failed Ninth Crusade and becomes King when his father, King Henry III, dies.
- King Alphonso III of Portugal eliminates the last Moorish community in Portugal at Faro.
- The city of Strasbourg becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire.
- The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers receives the right to regulate the leather trade in London, England.
- In astronomy, the recording of the Alfonsine tables is completed.
Births
- King Frederick III of Sicily (d. 1337)
- Otto I of Hesse (approximate date; d. 1328)
- Bernard Tolomeo, Catholic saint (d. 1348)
Deaths
- March 18 - John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (b. 1246)
- August 6 - King Stephen V of Hungary (b. c. 1239)
- November 16 - King Henry III of England (b. 1207)
- Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
- Muhammad I of Granada, founder of the state of Granada
- Richard, Earl of Cornwall, elected King of Germany (b. 1209)
- Zita, Catholic saint (b. c. 1215)af:1272
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