1245

Years: 1242 1243 1244 - 1245 - 1246 1247 1248

Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

• Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso.
• The rebuilding of Westminster Abbey is started.
• Pope Innocent IV sends two missions to the Mongol Khan, suggesting that the Mongols convert to Christianity.

Births

• January 16 - Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England (died 1296)
• April 3 - King Philip III of France (died 1285)
• Boniface of Savoy

Deaths

• August 19 - Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (born 1195)
• Alexander of Hales, English theologian