- 1269
Events
Europe
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June 19 - KingLouis IX of France orders allJew s found in public without an identifyingyellow badge to be fined tenlivre s ofsilver .
* Pélerin de Maricourt first describesmagnetic pole s and remarks on the nonexistence of isolated magnetic poles.
* KingOtakar II of Bohemia inherits Carinthia and part ofCarniola , making him the most powerful prince within theHoly Roman Empire ; the empire lacking an emperor during the ongoing "greatinterregnum ", Otakar II is one of the most powerful men inEurope .
* The construction ofBlair Castle inScotland is begun by John Comyn.Africa
* The
Almohad dynasty ofcaliph s (not universally accepted), that once ruled most ofNorth Africa andAl-Andalus (MoorishSpain ), is extinguished when Idris II is murdered in the dynasty's last remaining possession,Marrakesh .
* The BerberMarinid completes the conquest ofMorocco , replacing the Almohad dynasty which it defeated in Marrakesh.Asia
* The
Eastern Orthodox Patriarchy of Antioch returns toAntioch after a 171-year exile, during which it had been replaced by theLatin Patriarch of Antioch .Births
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Philip of Artois
*Huang Gongwang , Chinese painter (d.1354 )
*Vedantadesika , Hindu poet and philosopherDeaths
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John I de Balliol , father ofJohn Balliol ,King of Scotland
*Svarn , King of Galicia
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