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The 1240s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1240, and ended on December 31, 1249. Events. 1240. By place. Europe. May 24 – Duke Skule Bårdsson, claimant to the Norwegian throne, is defeated by King Haakon IV (the Old) and his supporters.
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February 2 – King Eric XI (Eriksson) dies and is succeeded...
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Royal troops seize the island of Lundy, occupied by the...
- 1240s in Scotland
Events. 13 May 1240 – The Church of Blackfriars is dedicated...
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Royal troops seize the island of Lundy, occupied by the fugitive William de Marisco. September – England signs a truce with France. [1] Dafydd ap Llywelyn forms alliance of minor Welsh rulers in Wales and begins revolt against English rule.
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Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kiev.Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita defeats Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté at the Battle of Kirina, beginning the Mali Empire.July 15 1240 – Russian prince Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva, saving Russia from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North.End of the civil war era in Norway.Abulafia, Maltese Jewish philosopher (died 1292)Pope Benedict XI (died 1304)Stephen V of Hungary (died 1272)Sigerus of Brabant, French theologian (died 1284)April 11 1240 – Llywelyn the Great, King of GwyneddJacques de Vitry, French historian and theologian (born c. 1180)William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)The 1240s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1240, and ended on December 31, 1249.
Events. 13 May 1240 – The Church of Blackfriars is dedicated in Perth. 1244 – Crossraguel Abbey is founded by Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick. 14 August 1244 – the first Treaty of Newcastle is signed between Kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland at Ponteland.
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1240 ( MCCXL ) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1240th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 240th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1240s decade.
