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Years: 1230Events Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. Approximate year of creation for the Carmina Burana poetry and song collection Births Jacobus De Voragine Italian chronicler, archbishop of Genoa (approximate year) Deaths September 23 or 24 Alfon 1231Events Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence. Emperor Frederick II promulgates the Constitutions of Melfi (also known as Liber Augustalis , a collection of laws for Sicily. Births Emperor Shijo of Japan Deaths June 13 St. Anthony of Padua November 17 St. 1232Events Canonization of Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of lost items Pope Gregory IX driven from Rome by a revolt, taking refuge at Anagni First edition of Tripitaka Koreana destroyed by Mongol invaders Births Manfred of Sicily Arnolfo di Cambio, a Florent 1233Events Fortress of Kalan built. Establishment of the Inquisition. Births Deaths Abu al-Hasan 'Ali March 25 king Afonso II of Portugal Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand II 1234Events Canonization of Saint Dominic Births Deaths Emperor Chukyo of Japan Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan 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 a 1235Events Anglo- Norman invasion of Connacht St. Elizabeth of Hungary died November 17, 1231, either from physical fatigue or from disease, only 24 years old, in Marburg. She was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1235. Births Ramon Llull, philospher Pope Bonif 1236Events May 6 Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albans's Abbey dies. His chronicle is continued by Matthew Paris. September 22 Lithuanians and Semigallians beat Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Siauliai Volga Bulgaria is c 1237Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. Elblag, Poland is founded. The Mongols invade Russia. Gualdo Tadino, Italy, is destroyed by fire. The County of Artois is founded in France. Baldwin II becomes Latin Emperor of Constantinople. Conrad IV 1238 1239

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