Year 1291 (MCCXCI) was a common year starting on Monday "Calendar – Portugal – 1291" (Julian calendar), Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen, 2008, webpage: TimeandDate-calendar-1291-Portugal. (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1291 Europe Spring: Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi set sail from Genoa with the goal of reaching India; they never return. May 10 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England in mediating resoluti… (More on 1291)