Historical Events
- May 10 Scottish nobles recognize authority of English King Edward I
- May 18 After 100 years of Crusader control, Acre is the last Crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil
- Jul 31 Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine
- Aug 1 Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence)
- Nov 28 Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England, dies in Northamptonshire. Crosses are erected where her body rests on the way to London.
Famous People Born in 1291
- Feb 8 Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)
- Oct 31 Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet, born in Paris (d. 1361)
World Leaders in 1291
Kublai Khan
Famous People Who Died in 1291
- Mar 5 Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated
- Mar 10 Arghun, 4th Mongul ruler of Ilkhanate dynasty
- Jun 18 Alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies
- Jun 26 Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
- Jul 15 Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1273-91), dies at 73