Outer Hebrides

In the year 1266, the Moors yield Murcia to King James I of Aragon (Jan 31), peace settlement between Scotland and Norway results in the Outer Hebrides and Isle of Man being ceded to Scotland, and Scotland acknowledging Norwegian sovereignty over Shetland and Orkney (Jul 2), Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, father and uncle of Marco Polo, reach the Mongol capital Khanbaliq (modern-day Beijing], setting the stage for Marco’s famous expedition 5 years later, in the modern-day United States, a decades long period of drought begins in the Four Corners Region, putting an end to the ancient Puebloans Civilization - and all these fine people were born (as indicated by the xxxx after the year, none of the birthdates here are certain, but let’s go with this):

1266-xxxx Herman VII* Margrave of Baden-Baden/son of Margrave Rudolf I of Baden - Baden (1291/c. 25)
1266-xxxx Hethum II of Armenia* king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - (1307/c. 41)
1266-xxxx Jadwiga of Kalisz* Queen of Poland by marriage to Ladislaus the Short - (1339/c. 73)
1266-xxxx Gi Ja-oh* Goryeo nobleman/general (1328/c. 62)
1266-xxxx John of Brittany* Earl of Richmond/nephew of Edward I - England (1334/c. 68)
1266-xxxx Rigdzin Kumaradza* Tibetan yogic mendicant/Dzogchen master - (1343/c. 77)
1266-xxxx Margaret of Villehardouin* daughter of William II of Villehardouin - (1315/c. 49)
1266-xxxx Gilbert Segrave* a medieval Bishop of London - England (1316/c. 50)

Updated 12.3.2023
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