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==== Europe ====
* [[January 18]] &ndash; King [[Henry I of Cyprus]] ("the Fat") dies and is succeeded by his son [[Hugh II of Cyprus|Hugh II]], who is only a few months old. His mother, Queen [[Plaisance of Antioch]], claims the regency of [[Kingdom of Cyprus|Cyprus]] and the titular regency of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]. The High Court of Cyprus confirms her position, but the barons of [[Outremer]] require her attendance in person before they will recognize her. [[John of Ibelin (jurist)|John of Ibelin]], count of [[Jaffa]], remains as [[Bailiff (France)|''bailli'']], and Plaisance contemplates marrying John's youthful son [[Balian of Arsuf|Balian]]. Meanwhile, King [[Louis IX of France]] ("the Saint"), still staying at [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], continues to administer the government.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 233. {{ISBN|978-0241-29877-0}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia]] becomes a vassal state to the expanding [[Mongol Empire]]. Prince [[Daniel of Galicia]] is crowned "Rex Rusiae" and becomes officially an Orthodox subject of the [[Papal states|Papal States]].
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[William II, Count of Holland|William II]], count of [[County of Holland|Holland]], defeats the Flemish forces under [[Guy, Count of Flanders|Guy of Dampierre]] at [[Westkapelle, Netherlands|Westkapelle]]. He forced him and his mother, [[Margaret II, Countess of Flanders|Margaret II]], to respect the division of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] and [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]].
* [[July 6]] &ndash; [[Mindaugas]] and his wife [[Morta (queen)|Morta]] are crowned as king and queen of [[Lithuania]], ruling between 300,000 and 400,000 subjects.<ref>O'connor, Kevin (2003). ''The History of the Baltic States'', p. 15. Greenwood Publishing. {{ISBN|0-313-32355-0}}.</ref>
* [[October 10]] &ndash; German imperial forces under King [[Conrad IV of Germany|Conrad IV]] suppress the Sicilian rebellion and recapture [[Naples]].