What Happened in 1283

Major Events

  • Jun 1 Albert I, son of Rudolf I of Hapsburg made sole ruler of the Duchies of Austria and Styria under Treaty of Rheinfelden, removing his brother Rudolph II as co-ruler (leads later to Rudolph's son murdering his uncle)
  • Jul 8 War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta
  • Oct 3 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered

Born in 1283

  • Apr 1 Ludwig IV, Duke of Bavaria (1301-47), King of the Romans (1314-47) and Holy Roman Emperor (1328-47), born in Munich (d. 1347)

Who Died in 1283

  • Jan 9 Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China and scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, executed at 46
  • Oct 3 Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies


World Leaders in 1283