What Happened in 1265

Major Events

  • Jan 20 First English Parliament summoned other than by royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. Meets in Westminster Hall.
  • Jan 23 1st English Parliament not summoned by the monarch formally convened (some authorities)
  • Aug 4 Battle of Evesham: English Prince Edward (later Edward I) defeats baronial forces of Simon de Montfort, who is killed and his body mutilated
  • Oct 28 Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England for exile in France after negotiating end to siege of Dover Castle [1]

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Who Died in 1265

  • Feb 8 Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler, grandson of Genghis Khan (besieged and pillaged Baghdad) (b. 1217)
  • May 16 Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)
  • Aug 4 Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against Henry III), killed at the Battle of Evesham (b. 1223)
  • Aug 4 Simon de Montfort, English Earl of Leicester (led baronial rebellion against Henry III), dies at the Battle of Eversham
  • Dec 3 Odofredus, Italian jurist



World Leaders in 1265