What Happened in 1243

Major Events

  • Jun 25 Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV
  • Jun 26 Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey

Born in 1243

  • Sep 2 Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)