Deaths on May 15

Peter II, Count of Savoy

Died on May 15, 1268

Peter II, Count of Savoy (b. 1203)

Peter II (1203 – 15 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne, held the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire, England (but not the Earldom) from April 1240 until his death and was Count of Savoy (now part of France and Italy) from 1263 until his death. He built the Savoy Palace in London.

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Peter II, Count of Savoy

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Events on 1268

18 Feb

Battle of Wesenberg (1268)
The Livonian Order is defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakvere.
18 May

Siege of Antioch (1268)
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
29 Oct

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden
Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily.

Deaths on May 15

Peter II, Count of Savoy

Died on May 15, 1268

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Events on 1268

Battle of Wesenberg (1268)

Siege of Antioch (1268)

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden