1246

Events

* Emperor Go-Fukakusa succeeds Emperor Go-Saga on the throne of Japan.
* Güyük Khan is enthroned as the 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (an event also witnessed by a papal mission under Giovanni da Pian del Carpine) at Karakorum.
* The Mexicans settle Chapultepec, a former Toltec stronghold.
* The Gothic chapel of Sainte-Chapelle is built.
* With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
* Beaulieu Abbey is dedicated.

Births

* September 14 - John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (d. 1272)

Deaths

* February 25 - Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
* May 31 - Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England
* June 15 - Duke Frederick II of Austria (b. 1219)
* September 20 - Mikhail of Chernigov, Prince of Kiev
* September 30 - Yaroslav II of Russia (b. 1190)
* November 8 - Berenguela of Castile, queen of Castile and León (b. 1196)
* Walter IV of Brienne (b. 1205)
* Alice of Champagne, daughter of Henry II of Champagne and regent of Jerusalem (b. 1196)
* Richard Fitz Roy, illegitimate son of John of England
* Ednyfed Fychan, sensechal of Gwynedd