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'Years:' 1211 1212 1213 - 1214 - 1215 1216 1217

'Decades:' 1180s 1190s 1200s - '1210s' - 1220s 1230s 1240s

'Centuries:' 12th century - '13th century' - 14th century

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Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter.

★ June 20 - University of Oxford receives its charter.

★ July 27 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.

★ Foundation of the German city of Bielefeld.

★ The Emperor of Jin China surrenders to the Mongols under Genghis Khan who have been besieging Beijing for a year. He pays a huge ransom and then abandons Northern China, heading for Kaifeng.

Births

★ April 25 - King Louis IX of France (died 1270)

★ Isabella of England, daughter of John of England (died 1241)

Deaths

★ September 14 - Albert Avogadro, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (born 1149)

★ October 5 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1155)

★ October 31 - Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1162)

★ December 4 - King William I of Scotland

★ John de Gray, bishop of Norwich

★ Rostislav II of Kiev (born 1173)

★ Vsevolod IV of Kiev

★ Rurik Rostislavich, Prince of Novgorod

★ Steksys, Grand Prince of Lithuania