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1257

CATEGORIES ABOUT 1257

SHOPPER'S DELIGHT

EVENTS

Robert De Sorbon founds the ''Collège de Sorbonne'' at Paris , giving a formal college (and still-common name) to the already existing University Of Paris in France .

Matthew Paris , English Historian , personally intreviews King Henry III Of England for a week straight while compiling his major work of English history, ''Chronica Majora''.

King Henry III Of England orders the production of an Twenty Pence English Coin of pure Gold , the first high-denomination coin minted in England and the first to use gold. Unfortunately for King Henry, the Bullion value of the coins was about 20% higher than the nominal face value, leading to poor circulation as coins were melted down by individuals for their gold content.

The city of Kraków is rebuilt by Boleslaus V Of Poland after being nearly destroyed in the Tatar Invasions in 1241 .

The Japanese Kōgen era ends, and the Shōka era begins.

BIRTHS

October 14 - King Przemysł II Of Poland (d. 1296 )

Beatrice Of Burgundy (died 1310 )

King Sancho IV Of Castile and León (died 1295 )

DEATHS

June 4 - Duke Przemysł I Of Greater Poland

August 15 - Saint Hyacinth

December 24 - John I, Count Of Hainaut (born 1218 )

SEE ALSO

List Of State Leaders In 1257