Pope Honorius III convenes a congress at Florence; Emperor Frederick pledges himself to proceed on the crusade within two years, and to marry John de Brienne's daughter, Yolanthe.
Hacon V holds the first Norwegian parliament, or storthing, at Bergen.
1224. Victory over the Russians by the Mongols on the Kalka. See "RUSSIA CONQUERED BY THE TARTAR HORDES," vi, 196.
Amaury de Montfort cedes his claim on Toulouse to Louis VIII of
France.
1225. Pope Honorius III, annoyed by the Roman senate, retires to Tivoli.
Frederick, after obtaining a further delay of two years for his crusade, marries Yolanthe. See "THE SIXTH CRUSADE," vi, 208.
1226. Death of Louis VIII; his son, Louis IX (St. Louis), succeeds under the regency of his mother, Blanche of Castile.
Renewal of the Lombard League against Emperor Frederick II.
1227. Death of Pope Honorius III; Gregory IX, who succeeds him, urges the crusade; Frederick's first expedition miscarries. See "THE SIXTH CRUSADE," vi, 208.
Great disorders in Italy; the Gyelf partisans are driven out of Verona and Vicenza.