What Happened in 1285

Major Events

  • Oct 12 180 Jews burn to death as synagogue in which they are hiding set ablaze by mob of Christians in retribution for alleged crime of "blood libel", ritualistic bloodletting from a kidnapped child, in Munich, Duchy of Upper Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire

Born in 1285

  • Mar 9 Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318)
  • May 1 Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician, born in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England (d. 1326)
  • Dec 6 Ferdinand IV, King of Castile and León (1295-1312), born in Seville, Spain (d. 1312)

Who Died in 1285

  • Jan 7 Charles I of Anjou, King of Naples, brother of King Louis IX, dies at 58
  • Mar 28 Pope Martin IV (Simon de Brion), reigned 1281-85.
  • May 20 John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)
  • Jul 28 Queen Keran of Armenia, consort of Leo III of Armenia
  • Oct 5 Philip III "the Bold", King of France (1270-85), dies of dysentery at 40

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World Leaders in 1285