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Famous People Who Died in 1246

  • Feb 25 Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd, 1st to take name Prince of Wales, dies at about 33
  • May 31 Isabella of Angouleme, queen consort of King John of England (1200-16) and Countess of La Marche, dies at about 58
  • Jun 15 Frederik II "the Warlike", duke of Austria and Styria (1230-46), dies at the Battle of Leitha at 35
  • Jun 16 Lutgardis [Ludgardis], Flemish mystic and saint, dies at about 64
  • Sep 20 Michael of Chernigov, Ruler and grand prince of Kiev (1234-43), trampled, slaughtered and martyred at around 61 on orders of the Khan of the Golden Horde, Batu Khan, for refusing to bow to the fires and idols of the Mongols
  • Sep 30 Yaroslav II of Russia, Grand Prince of Vladimir (1238-46), dies at 55
  • Nov 8 Berenguela of Castile, wife of Alfonso IX of Castile (b. 1180)