1272
| Years: 1269 1270 1271 – 1272 – 1273 1274 1275 | |
| Decades: 1240s 1250s 1260s – 1270s – 1280s 1290s 1300s | |
| Centuries: 12th century – 13th century – 14th century 1272 state leaders | |
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Events
- August 6 – Stephen V's death makes his son, Ladislaus, King of Hungary.
- November 20 – Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
- Count Floris V of Holland makes an unsuccessful attack on Frisia in an attempt to recover the body of his father.
- Robert Kilwardby is named Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Gregory X
- Gouda is granted the rights of a city
Births
Deaths
- August 6 – Stephen V of Hungary
- November 16 – Henry III of England (b. 1207)
- Emperor Go-Saga of Japan
- Richard of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor
Heads of State
- Aragon – James I, King of Aragon, (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
- England -
- Henry III, King of England, (reigned from 1216 to 1272)
- Edward I, King of England, (reigned from 1272 to 1307)
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