1229 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
February 18, 1229
– The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
March 18, 1229
– Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade.
September 12, 1229
– The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, with the purpose of conquering the island.
September 13, 1229
– Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
December 31, 1229
– James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma, Spain) thus consummating the Christian reconquest of the island of Majorca.