1222

1222 (MCCXXII) is a year in the 13th century and a positive integer. In historical terms, it is chiefly remembered for the founding of the University of Padua in northern Italy, which arose when a group of scholars and students left Bologna to seek greater academic freedom. The university would go on to become one of Europe’s oldest and most influential centers of learning, contributing to developments in science, medicine, and philosophy.

Beyond Padua, records for 1222 vary by region and are less complete, reflecting the uneven preservation of medieval history. The broader era was marked by the growth of towns, the gradual consolidation of monarchies, and ongoing religious and political activity across Europe and adjacent areas, but specific widely attested events for this exact year are sparse in comparative sources.

In mathematics, 1222 is a composite number, with prime factorization 2 × 13 × 47. Its divisors are 1, 2, 13, 26, 47, 94, 611, and 1222. In Roman numerals, it is written MCCXXII. The number itself has no special widely recognized mathematical properties that place it among notable primes or standard numerical sequences, but it serves as an example of a small, even, multi-prime product.