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Events
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Robert de Sorbon founds the "Collège de Sorbonne" atParis , giving a formal college (and still-common name) to the already existingUniversity of Paris inFrance .
*Matthew Paris , English historian, personally interviews KingHenry III of England for an entire week while compiling his major work of English history, "Chronica Majora".
* KingHenry III of England orders the production of a twenty pence English coin of puregold , the first high-denomination coin minted inEngland and the first to use gold. Unfortunately for King Henry, thebullion value of the coins is about 20% higher than the nominal face value, leading to poor circulation as coins are melted down by individuals for their gold content.
* The second Genoese War breaks out betweenGenoa andVenice in Outremer, known as theWar of Saint Sabas .
* The city ofKraków is rebuilt byBoleslaus V of Poland after being nearly destroyed in theTatar invasions in1241 .
* The JapaneseKōgen era ends, and theShōka era begins.
* TheMongols takeDai Viet (northernVietnam ).
*Aberdeen Grammar School is opened.Births
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October 14 - KingPrzemysł II of Poland (d.1296 )
*Beatrice of Burgundy (d.1310 )
* KingSancho IV of Castile and León (d.1295 )Deaths
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June 4 - DukePrzemysł I of Greater Poland
*August 15 -Saint Hyacinth
*December 24 -John I, Count of Hainaut (b.1218 )
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