Important Historical Events of the year 1261, Year 1261 in History

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List of 1261 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1261

What happened in the year 1261?

Date	Event
July 25, 1261	The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, re-establishing the Byzantine Empire.
August 15, 1261	Michael VIII Palaiologos is crowned as the first Byzantine emperor in fifty-seven years.
August 29, 1261	Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope.
December 25, 1261	Eleven-year-old John IV Laskaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaiologos.