* 1296 – First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scots army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.

* 1291 – 1296: Dietrich, not enthroned

* 1296 – 1302: Vollrad von Krempa

* 1296 – Edmund Crouchback, English son of Henry III of England ( b. 1245 )

* 1245 – Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England ( d. 1296 )

* 1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.

* 1257 – King Przemysł II of Poland ( d. 1296 )

Pope Saint Celestine V ( 1215 – 19 May 1296 ), born Pietro Angelerio ( according to some sources Angelario, Angelieri, Angelliero, or Angeleri ), also known as Pietro da Morrone, was elected Pope in the year 1294 in the last non-conclave papal election in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

* 29 April – Blanche of Burgundy, queen consort of France ( b. c. 1296 )

* November 14 – Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica ( b. 1296 )

1296 – 1272 ) makes a treaty with Alaksandu ( possibly Alexander ), king of Wilusa ( Ilium ); and another document has Wilusa swearing by Appaliuna ( Apollo ).

John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: < span lang =" lb "> Jang de Blannen </ span >; German: < span lang =" de "> Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg </ span >; Czech: < span lang =" cz "> Jan Lucemburský </ span >) ( 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346 ) was the Count of Luxembourg from 1309 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland.

# Agnes ( 18 May 1281 – 10 June 1364, Königsfelden ), married in Vienna 13 February 1296 King Andrew III of Hungary.

* March 2 – Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland ( b. 1296 )

* April 12 – King Mangrai the Great of Ngoenyang established a new capital by founding Chiangmai and founded the Mangrai Dynasty that ruled the Lanna Kingdom of Chiangmai from 1296 to 1578.

* November 17 – ( Julian calendar ) John Balliol is selected by King Edward I of England as King of Scotland from among 13 candidates ; Edward then treats John as a puppet ruler and Scotland as a vassal state, eventually provoking the Wars of Scottish Independence, commencing in 1296.

* January 16 – Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England ( d. 1296 )

* October 14 – King Przemysł II of Poland ( d. 1296 )

The First War ( 1296 – 1328 ) began with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328.

# Edmund Crouchback ( 16 January 1245 – d. 5 June 1296 )

# William of Lusignan ( c. 1228 – 1296 ).

John Balliol ( Norman French: Johan de Bailliol ; – 25 November 1314 ), known to the Scots as Toom Tabard (" empty suit "), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296.

Salah – ud-din bin Youssef al-Kalal bi Hama ( i. e. the eye doctor of Hama ) was a Syrian oculist who flourished in Hama in 1296.

In 1296 Edward invaded Scotland, deposing King John.

John renounced his homage in March 1296 and by the end of the month Edward stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then-Scottish border town.

The First War of Scottish Independence can be loosely divided into four phases: the initial English invasion and success in 1296 ; the campaigns led by William Wallace, Andrew de Moray and various Scottish Guardians from 1297 until John Comyn negotiated for the general Scottish submission in February 1304 ; the renewed campaigns led by Robert the Bruce following his killing of The Red Comyn in Dumfries in 1306 to his and the Scottish victory at Bannockburn in 1314 ; and a final phase of Scottish diplomatic initiatives and military campaigns in Scotland, Ireland and Northern England from 1314 until the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328.

The war began in earnest with Edward I's sack of Berwick in March 1296, followed by the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Dunbar and the abdication of John Balliol in July.

John abdicated at Stracathro near Montrose on 10 July 1296.

King Edward I of England had invaded Scotland in 1296 to punish King John Balliol for his refusal to support English military action in France. The battlefield is currently under research to be inventoried and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.

* John II van Sierck ( 1290 – 1296 )

* John le Romeyn, Archbishop ( 1286 – 1296 )

* John I of Bohemia ( 1296 – 1346 )

The house was built for John Clay and the Clay family around 1650, although a house owned by Robert Clay on the site is mentioned before in 1296 and 1419.

* Jean ( John ) de Brienne ( c. 1230 – 1296 ), who in 1258 became Grand Butler of France.

One of Alan's daughters, Dervorguilla, had married John, 5th feudal lord Balliol, he and Dervorguilla being parents of King John I of Scotland ( 1292 – 1296 ), and the people, out of affection for Alan's daughter, were lukewarm in support of Robert the Bruce.

* John ( 21 February 1295 – 6 December 1296 ).

The definite partitioning of the Duchy of Saxony into Saxe-Lauenburg (), jointly ruled by the brothers Albert III, Eric I and John II and Saxe-Wittenberg (), ruled by Albert II took place before 20 September 1296.

His brother John waited until 1296, when Sancho was dead, to be crowned as John I, King of León, Galicia and Sevilla.

* Second Interregnum in Scotland, from 10 July 1296, when John Balliol was deposed, until 25 March 1306, when Robert the Bruce was crowned.

* Agnes of Bohemia ( 5 September 1269 – 17 May 1296 ), married Rudolf II, Duke of Austria.

* Isabella of Mar, first wife of Robert Bruce ( approximate date ; d. 1296 )

* Pope Celestine V ( d. 1296 )

* Dnyaneshwar, Indian Hindu Marathi saint, philosopher and poet ( d. 1296 )

* Floris V, Count of Holland ( d. 1296 )

** Konoe Iemoto, Japanese kugyō ( d. 1296 )

File: ShieldOfWilliamDeValence. jpg | Diaper on the Heraldic shield of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( d. 1296 ) from his tomb in Westminster Abbey.

# Theophanu ( b. 11 January 1278 / 10 January 1279 – d. 1296 ), renamed Teodora upon her betrothal ; she died in route to married Theodore, son of John I Doukas, Lord of Thessaly.

Heraldic shield of William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( d. 1296 ) from his tomb in Westminster Abbey.

As grandson of Hugh of Brienne ( d. 1296 ), he was heir to a vast property all around the Mediterranean.

* Jeanne ( d. 1296 ), a nun at Flines

Ibn Al-Nadim says that he was the author of " Taabirul Ro ' oya " ( What Dreams Express ), which is different from or an abridged version of: Muntakhabul Kalam Fi Tafsir El Ahlam "( A Concise Guide for the Interpretation of Dreams ) first printed in Bulaq, Egypt, in 1284 H, in Lucknow in a. d. 1874 and in Bombay in 1296 H. It was subsequently reprinted numerous times in various parts of the Arab World under different titles.

1248 – d. 22 February 1296 ).

* William ( or Guillaume ) de Valence ( d. 1296 )