Bourges Cathedral, completed in 1255

In the year 1255, Guelph forces under Thomas II of Savoy invade the Ghibelline territory of Asti in Northern Italy, but is defeated by the Astigiani army led by William VII at Garzigliana (Feb 25), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd becomes the sole ruler of northern Wales (Jun), (), the Teutonic Knights in Prussia found Königsberg (modern-day Kaliningrad) and name it in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, the Gothic cathedral at Bourges (a future Unesco World Heritage Site) in central France is completed, and all these fine people were born:

1255-xxxx Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg* Count of Nassau/King of the Romans - Nassau (1298/43)

1255-xxxx Francesca da Rimini* noblewoman/daughter of Guido da Polenta/portrayed by Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy - Ravenna (1285/c.30)
1255-xxxx Takaoka Muneyasu* 高岡宗泰 official of Oki Province in the Kamakura period - Japan (1326/71)
1255-xxxx William Ros* one of the claimants of the crown of Scotland during the reign of Edward I - Helmsley, Yorkshire, England (1316/c. 61)

1255-07xx Albert I of Habsburg* King of Germany - Imperial City of Rheinfelden (1308/52)

1255-1023 Fernando de la Cerda* the heir apparent to the Crown of Castile - Valladolid, Castile (1275/19)

Updated 5.11.2022
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