1257
| Years: 1254 1255 1256 - 1257 - 1258 1259 1260 | |
| Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
- La Sorbonne, the famous university in Paris, is founded
- Eutin in Schleswig-Holstein is given its city rights
- Henry III of England orders the production of a coinage of pure gold