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Year 1237 (MCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Events

  • Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders.
  • Elbing is founded in the State of the Teutonic Order. Today Elbląg in Poland.
  • After turning aside south for 15 years to invade the Caucasus, Asia Minor and Persia—united now under Batu Khan with representatives of all 4 khanates leading 150,000 Mongol, Turkish and Persian troops into Europe, resume the European invasion with the resumption of Mongol invasion of Rus' foreshadowed by.
  • December 21 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Sack of Ryazan.
  • Gualdo Tadino, Italy, is destroyed by fire.
  • The County of Artois is founded in France.
  • Baldwin II becomes Latin Emperor of Constantinople.
  • Conrad IV of Germany becomes King of Germany.
  • Livonian Crusade: After their defeat in the Battle of Saule, the Livonian Brothers of the Sword are absorbed into the Teutonic Order as the autonomous Livonian Order. Beginning of Estonian rebellion on Saaremaa island.
  • Battle of Cortenuova: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Lombard League.
  • A major fire destroys some 30,000 dwellings in the Chinese capital city of Hangzhou.

    • Births

  • Bohemond VI of Antioch, ruler of the principality of Antioch

    • Deaths

  • February 2 – Joan, Lady of Wales
  • April 15 – Richard Poore, English ecclesiastic
  • June 6 – John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
  • Wei Liaoweng, Chinese scholar, philosopher and politician (b. 1178)
  • probable – Pons de Capduelh, French troubadour

    • References

    1237 Wikipedia
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