1269
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1230s 1240s 1250s – 1260s – 1270s 1280s 1290s |
| Years: | 1266 1267 1268 – 1269 – 1270 1271 1272 |
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King Louis IX of France ("the Saint") (1214–1270)
1269 (MCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1269th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 269th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 13th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1260s decade. As of the start of 1269, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
Europe
- June 19 – King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver.
- Pélerin de Maricourt first describes magnetic poles and remarks on the nonexistence of isolated magnetic poles.
- King Otakar II of Bohemia inherits Carinthia and part of Carniola, making him the most powerful prince within the Holy Roman Empire; the empire lacking an emperor during the ongoing great interregnum, Otakar II was one of the most powerful men in Europe.
- The construction of Blair Castle in Scotland is begun by John Comyn.
Africa
- The Almohad dynasty of caliphs (not universally accepted) that once ruled most of North Africa and Al-Andalus (Moorish Spain) is extinguished when Idris II is murdered in the dynasty's last remaining possession, Marrakesh.
- The Berber Marinid completes the conquest of Morocco, replacing the Almohad dynasty which it defeated in Marrakesh.
Asia
- The Eastern Orthodox Patriarchy of Antioch returns to Antioch after a 171-year exile, during which it had been replaced by the Latin Patriarch of Antioch.
Births
- Philip of Artois
- Huang Gongwang, Chinese painter (died 1354)
- Vedantadesika, Hindu poet and philosopher
Deaths
- John de Balliol, father of John Balliol, King of Scotland
- Svarn, King of Galicia