Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century
Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s
Years: 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 - 1274 - 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279
Events
- May 7 - In France the Second Council of Lyons opens to consider the condition of the Holy Land and to agree to a union with the Byzantine church.
- August 21 - Philip III of France marries Marie de Brabant
- End of the reign of Emperor Kameyama of Japan
- Emperor Go-Uda ascends to the throne of Japan
- At the age of 3, Jeanne of Navarre becomes countess of Champagne and Queen of Navarre upon her father's death.
- Robert Burnell is named Lord Chancellor of England.
- The battle of Hakata Bay is fought.
- The city of Malbork is founded by the Teutonic Knights.
- Edward I of England enforces the decree requiring all English Jews to wear yellow badges.
- July 11 - Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland
- Adam Murimuth, English ecclesiastic and chronicler
- Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic theologian
- Saint Bonaventure, Franciscan theologian
- Prince Munetaka, 6th Kamakura shogun of Japan
- Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne
- Henry III, count of Champagne and king of Navarre
- Nasreddin Tusi, Turkish astronomer