What happened in 1285?

Siege of Kulaca Hisar

Wars & Conflicts · Kulaca Hisar

1285 siege

Battle of Beas River

Wars & Conflicts · Beas River

Battle of the Col de Panissars

Wars & Conflicts · Col de Panissars

1285 battle of the Aragonese Crusade

Siege of Margat

Wars & Conflicts · Margat

Heavily fortified stronghold which was under the control of the Crusaders for 200 years and garrisoned by the Knights Hospitaller

Siege of Jerez

Wars & Conflicts · Jerez de la Frontera

1285 siege

Battle of Les Formigues

Wars & Conflicts · Formigues Islands

1285 naval battle near Spain

1285 papal election

Politics & Government · Diocesan Capitular Museum of Foligno

Election of the Pope in 1285

Martin IV died

People · Perugia

Head of the Catholic Church from 1281 to 1285

Marco Cornaro born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Doge of Venice.

Innocent VI born

People · Beyssac

Born in Beyssac. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1353 to 1362.

Philip III of France died

People · Perpignan

Died in Perpignan. King of France from 1270 to 1285 (1245–1285).

Peter III of Aragon died

People · Vilafranca del Penedès

Died in Vilafranca del Penedès. King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85).

Ferdinand IV of Castile born

People · Seville

Born in Seville. Spanish monarch.

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan born

People · Karakorum

Born in Karakorum. Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty (1285-1320).

Al-Mustakfi I of Cairo born

People · Cairo

Born in Cairo. Abbasid caliph.

Baldwin of Luxembourg born

People · Luxembourg

Born in Luxembourg. Archbishop of Trier.

Kloster Gotteszell

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Gotteszell, Lower Bavaria, Germany

Al-Satoun Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Nablus

Mosque in Palestine

Tver Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

French Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Yellow Quarter

Church building in the city of Bern, Switzerland

Certosa di Parma

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Parma, Italy

Tenmyōkoku-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Church of St Mary, Chartham

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Chartham, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

Stokesay Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

Tōkei-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Novo Brdo Fortress

Architecture & Engineering

Medieval Serbian fortress located in Kosovo

Rēzekne Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Medieval ruin in Latvia

Ifat Sultanate founded

Empires & Countries · Zeila

Ifat Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Zeila.

Takrur dissolved

Empires & Countries · Morfil

Takrur ceased to exist, having been centered at Morfil.