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* [[February 28]] &ndash; [[Siege of Jaén (1245–1246)|Siege of Jaén]]: Castilian forces, led by King [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Ferdinand III]] ('''the Saint'''), manage to take the city of [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]] from the [[Al-Andalus|Andalucians]]. In a combined assault with the knights of the [[Order of Santiago]], the city is handed over by Sultan [[Muhammad I of Granada|Muhammad I]], who accepts Ferdinand's overlordship in exchange for a 20-year truce. The [[Emirate of Granada]] becomes a [[vassal state]] of the [[Kingdom of Castile]].<ref name=linehan1999b>{{cite book|title=The New Cambridge Medieval History c.1198-c.1300|year=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-36289-X|pages=668–699 [670]|first=Peter|last=Linehan|editor=Abulafia, David|editor-link=David Abulafia|author1-link=Peter Linehan|chapter=Chapter 21: Castile, Portugal and Navarre}}</ref>
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Henry Raspe]] is elected [[anti-king]] in Germany in opposition to [[Conrad IV of Germany]] and Conrad's father, the excommunicated emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]].
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Leitha River]]: Hungarian forces, under King [[Béla IV of Hungary|Béla IV]], defeat Duke [[Frederick II, Duke of Austria|Frederick II]] ('''the Quarrelsome''') at the banks of the [[Leitha|Leitha River]]. Frederick is killed (leaving no male heirs); the [[Babenberg|House of Babenberg]] is dissolved. Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] places the fiefs of [[Duchy of Austria|Austria]] and [[Duchy of Styria|Styria]] under his rule. This ends the Austrian claims to the western [[Counties of Hungary (1000–1920)|counties]] of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]].<ref>Žemlička, Josef (2011). "The Realm of Přemysl Ottokar II and Wenceslas II", p. 107. In Pánek, Jaroslav; Tůma, Oldřich (eds.). ''A History of the Czech Lands'', pp. 106–116. Charles University in Prague. {{ISBN|978-80-246-1645-2}}.</ref>
* [[November]] &ndash; [[Michael II Asen]], ruler (''[[tsar]]'') of the [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], succeeds his brother [[Kaliman I of Bulgaria|Kaliman I]] (possibly poisoned). He confirms the reconquest of Bulgarian territories against [[John III Doukas Vatatzes|John III]] ('''Doukas Vatatzes'''), Byzantine ruler of the [[Empire of Nicaea]].<ref>Hywel Williams (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 141. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>
* Frederick II suppresses a Sicilian revolt and deports the remaining Muslim inhabitants of [[Lucera]] (approximate date).