Births on February 11

Otto III, Duke of Bavaria

Born on February 11, 1261

Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1312)

Otto III (11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312), a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and the King of Hungary and Croatia between 1305 and 1307. His reign in Hungary was disputed by Charles Robert of the Angevin dynasty.

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Events on 1261

25 Jul

Empire of Nicaea
The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, re-establishing the Byzantine Empire.