1216

'Years:' 1213 1214 1215 - 1216 - 1217 1218 1219

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

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

Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Heads of state

Events

★ Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons' War

★ Henry III becomes King of England.

★ Dresden, Germany becomes a city

★ April 22 - The Battle of Lipitsa, a key event in the history of the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal.

★ July 24 - Pope Honorius III succeeds Pope Innocent III as the 177th pope.

★ 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 (died 1250)

★ Zahed Gilani, Grand master of the Zahediyeh Sufi Order (died 1301)

Deaths

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

★ June 16 - Pope Innocent III

★ October 18 - John of England (born 1166)

★ Ida, Countess of Boulogne

★ Eric X of Sweden (born 1180)

★ Kamo no Chōmei, Japanese author (born 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)