Year by year · 13th century

1273

1273 in world history: 5 events, 2 births, 8 deaths, 2 works and 1 state that came to an end. 736 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 24 October

    Rudolf of Habsburg is crowned King of the Romans at Aachen

    Rudolf of Habsburg, a Swabian count elected King of the Romans that year, was crowned in Aachen Cathedral, the first of his house to hold the title. His election ended the Great Interregnum after the fall of the Hohenstaufen.

    Rudolf I of Germany
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In the profiles

  • Yuan DynastyXiangyang falls to Mongol counterweight trebuchets after a five-year siege
  • Sultanate of RumThe poet and mystic Rumi dies in Konya
  • PersianDeath of the poet Rumi, author of the Masnavi

Wars and longer events

Born in 1273 2

Died in 1273 8

Works 2

States that came to an end 1

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