| Years: 1239 1240 1241 - 1242 - 1243 1244 1245 | |
| Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
| 1242 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Births – Deaths – Works | |
| Art and literature | |
| 1242 in poetry | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1242 MCCXLII
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| Ab urbe condita | 1995 |
| Armenian calendar | 691 ԹՎ ՈՂԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -602 – -601 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1786 |
| Coptic calendar | 958 – 959 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1234 – 1235 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5002 – 5003 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1297 – 1298 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1164 – 1165 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4343 – 4344 |
| Holocene calendar | 11242 |
| Iranian calendar | 620 – 621 |
| Islamic calendar | 639 – 640 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1902 (皇紀1902年) |
| Julian calendar | 1287 |
| Korean calendar | 3575 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1785 |
Events[]
- April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
- Emperor Go-Saga ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde at Sarai.
- Cleves, Germany is chartered as a city.
- Kiel, Germany is chartered as a town.
- The diocese of Warmia, Poland is created.
- The archbishop of Wiesbaden conquers the city from the Duke of Nassau.
- The Mongols invade the Seljuk sultanate.
- German colonists arrive in Bratislava after the Mongols fail to conquer the city.
- The Mongols of the Golden Horde devastate Volga Bulgaria, and force the nation to pay tribute.
- Timeline of medicine and medical technology - Ibn Nafis suggests that the right and left ventricles of the heart are separate and describes the lesser circulation of blood.
- A French goldsmith working in Budapest named Guillaume Boucher is captured by the Mongols and taken to Karakorum.
Births[]
- December 15 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (died 1274)
- Patrick Dunbar (died 1289)
- George Pachymeres, Byzantine historian
- Beatrix of Castile spouse of King Afonso III of Portugal (†1303)
Deaths[]
- February 10 - Emperor Shijō of Japan (born 1231)
- March 26 - William de Forz
- October 7 - Emperor Juntoku of Japan (born 1197)
- Archambaud VIII of Bourbon
- Hōjō Yasutoki, regent of Japan (born 1183)
Monarchs/Presidents[]
- Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
- Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)
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People of the year 1242 at Familypedia
17 people were born in 1242
8 children were born to the 6 women born in 1242
32 people died in 1242
1021 people lived in 1242
Events of the year 1242 at Familypedia
11 people were married in 1242.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Hedwig von Anhalt (c1228-1259) | Bolesław II the Bald of Poland (c1223-1278) |
| Eva de Braose (-1255) | William III de Cantilupe (-1254) |
| Adelheid von Kyburg (c1222-c1269) | Friedrich III. von Leiningen-Dagsburg (c1205-1287) |
| Jean de Chalon (1190-1267) | Mahaut de Bourgogne (1190-1242) + Isabelle de Courtenay (?-1257) + Laurette de Commercy (c1240-1276) |
| Bolesław II the Bald of Poland (c1223-1278) | Hedwig von Anhalt (c1228-1259) + Eufemia von Pommerellen (c1254-aft1295) + Sophia Doren (?-?) |
| Simon II de Clermont (1208-1280) | Adela de Montfort (1230-1279) |
| Adela de Montfort (1230-1279) | Simon II de Clermont (1208-1280) |
| Margaret de Quincy (1206-1266) | John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln (c1192-1240)+Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke (1196-1245) |
| Manassès V de Rethel (c1205-1272) | Elizabeth d'Ecry |
| Friedrich III. von Leiningen-Dagsburg (c1205-1287) | Adelheid von Kyburg (c1222-c1269) |
| Heinrich IV. von Salm (c1222-c1289) | Laure von Blieskastel (-1269) |
There were 0 military battles in 1242.