1216 Totally Explained

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Years: 1213 1214 1215 - 1216 - 1217 1218 1219
Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

April - First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England.
April 22 - Battle of Lipitsa: Mstislav the Daring and Konstantin of Rostov defeat their rivals for the rule of the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal.
July 24 - Pope Honorius III succeeds Pope Innocent III as the 177th pope.
October 19 - Henry III becomes King of England.
Dresden, Germany becomes a city.
Pope Honorius III officially approves the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order).
Ballintubber Abbey is founded by King Cathal Crovdearg O'Connor of Connaught in Ireland.

Births

Robert I of Artois

Eric IV of Denmark (d. 1250)

Zahed Gilani, Grand master of the Zahediyeh Sufi Order (d. 1301)

Deaths

June 11 - Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) (b. c. 1174)

July 16 - Pope Innocent III

October 18 - John of England (b. 1166)

Ida, Countess of Boulogne

Eric X of Sweden (b. 1180)

Kamo no Chōmei, Japanese author (b. 1155)

Heads of state

England — John, King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)

France — Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)

Mongolia — Genghis Khan

Scotland — Alexander II King of Scotland (reigned from 1214 to 1249)

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