Major Events
- Mar 18 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II crowns himself King of Jerusalem
- Apr 12 Queen Blanche of Castile & Earl Raymond VII of Toulouse sign peace
- Apr 23 Christian king Ferdinand III of Castile conquers the Arab-held town of Cáceres as part of the reconquest of Almohad Spain
- Sep 11 Ögedei, son of Genghis Khan, is elected the Mongolian Khan, succeeding Genghis after his father's death (or 13 Sept)
- Sep 12 Aragonese army led by James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, to conquer the island
- Oct 23 Otto II becomes earl of Gelre
- Dec 31 James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca
Born in 1229
- Apr 13 Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, ruler of upper Baveria, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1294)
Who Died in 1229
- Jan 17 Albert, Bishop of Riga/Albert of Buxhoeveden, founder of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, dies at about 68
- Apr 4 Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies