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Years:
1249 1250 1251 - 1252 - 1253 1254 1255
Decades:
1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s
Centuries:
12th century - 13th century - 14th century

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May 15 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Torture quickly gains widespread usage across Catholic Europe.
The first European gold coins are minted in the Italian city of Florence, and are known as florins.
The Polish land of Lebus is incorporated into German state of Brandenburg, marking the start of Brandenburg's expansion into previously Polish areas (Neumark).
The Swedish city of Stockholm is founded by Birger Jarl.
The Lithuanian city of Klaipėda (Memel) is founded by the Teutonic Knights.
The town and monastery of Orval in Belgium burn to the ground; rebuilding takes 100 years.
Thomas Aquinas travels to the University of Paris to begin his studies there for a masters degree.
In astronomy, work begins on the recording of the Alfonsine tables.

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Years: 1249 1250 1251 - 1252 - 1253 1254 1255
Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century


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State leaders
Birth and death categories
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Establishments and disestablishments categories
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