Editing 1247 (section)

==== Europe ====
* [[War of the Thuringian Succession]]: The claims on the [[Ludovingians]]' inheritance after the death of [[Henry Raspe]], landgrave of [[Thuringia]], leads to a dispute over the succession territories of Thuringia and [[Hesse]], between his niece [[Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant|Sophie of Thuringia]] and her cousin [[Henry III, Margrave of Meissen|Henry III]] ("the Illustrious"), who claim the territories as fiefs of the [[Electorate of Mainz]]. 
* Rome becomes 2000 years old.
* [[July 2]] &ndash; King [[Béla IV of Hungary|Béla IV]] grants territories to the [[Knights Hospitaller]] in the [[Banate of Severin]] and Hungarian [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania|Cumania]] (according to a document called the [[Diploma of the Joannites]]), makes an early mention of [[Litovoi]] and other [[Vlachs|Vlach]]/Romanian local rulers, in [[Wallachia]] and [[Transylvania]].
* Summer &ndash; [[Siege of Seville]]: Castilian forces under King [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Ferdinand III]] ("the Saint") begin to besiege [[Seville]], the city is isolated and [[Ramón de Bonifaz]] sails with 13 galleys up the [[Guadalquivir|Guadalquivir River]] to scatter some 40 smaller Almohad ships trying to oppose him (with many destroyed).<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan (2004). ''Reconquest and crusade in Medieval Spain'', pp. 113–116. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-1889-3}}.</ref>
* [[December 1]] &ndash; A rebellion arises among the Muslim subjects in the region of [[Valencia]]. As a punishment, King [[James I of Aragon]] ("the Conqueror"), issues an order of expulsion of the Muslims from his realm, leading numerous people into exile in [[Kingdom of Granada|Andalusia]] and [[North Africa]].<ref name=negotiating>{{cite book|last=de Epalza|first=Miguel|title=Negotiating cultures: bilingual surrender treaties in Muslim-Crusader Spain under James the Conqueror|year=1999|publisher=Brill|isbn=90-04-11244-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IjFacnscoBIC&q=Treaty+of+Alcaraz+1243|page=108}}</ref>