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What Happened in 1290

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Major Events

  • The Winchester Round Table bears the names of various knights of King Arthur's court around the edge such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan
    Winchester Round Table
    Apr 20 Round Table tournament held near Winchester, England, in imitation of King Arthur, to commemorate betrothal of daughter of Edward I, and attended by the king
  • Jul 18 King Edward I orders expulsion of Jews from England, this edict will remain in place for 350 years
  • Sep 27 Earthquake in the Gulf of Chihli (Bohai Sea) near China, reportedly kills 100,000 people
  • Oct 9 Last of 16,000 Jews expelled by King Edward I leave England

Born in 1290

  • Aug 4 Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)
  • Sep 22 Bilbo Baggins, fictional main character of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, born in Shire Reckoning

Who Died in 1290

  • May 10 Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)
  • Jul 10 King Ladislaus IV ("the Cuman"), Árpád dynasty King of Hungary and Croatia (1272-90), dies at 27
  • Nov 28 Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)
  • Dec 18 King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)


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Famous Weddings in 1290

  • Apr 30 Joan of Acre (18), daughter of Edward I marries (1) Gilbert de Clare, Duke of Hertford at Westminster Abbey.
  • Jul 8 Princess Margaret (15), daughter of Edward I of England marries Duke Brabant John II (14) at Westminster Abbey, London
  • Aug 16 Charles of Valois, son of King Philip III of France weds Margaret of Anjou, daughter of King Charles II of Naples



World Leaders in 1290

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