1291
| Years: 1288 1289 1290 – 1291 – 1292 1293 1294 | |
| Decades: 1260s 1270s 1280s – 1290s – 1300s 1310s 1320s | |
| Centuries: 12th century – 13th century – 14th century 1291 state leaders | |
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Events
Europe
- May 10 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England.
- August 1 – The Swiss Confederation is formed by Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (the Letter of Alliance).
- James II becomes King of Aragon.
- Frederick III becomes regent of Sicily.
- Sancho IV of Castile captures Tarifa from the Moors.
- The Habsburgs acquire Lucerne.
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia becomes duke of Krakow.
- Grudziadz, Poland is chartered as a city.
- Saarburg, Germany is chartered as a town.
- Bratislava is chartered as a town.
- The scholars of The Royal Grammar School Worcester, England are given the rights to hold church services by the Bishop of Worcester Godfrey Giffard.
- Tax rolls record the existence of a chapel on Saint Tudwal's Island East.
Asia
Births
- February 8 – King Afonso IV of Portugal
- Aimone of Savoy
- Charles I of Hungary (or possibly 1288)
- Pope Clement VI
Deaths
- June 18 – Alfonso III of Aragon
- June 26 – Eleanor of Provence, queen of Henry III of England
- July 15 – Rudolph I of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor
- Hong Dagu, Korean commander in the Yuan Dynasty
- Saadi, Persian poet (or possibly 1283)
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