Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s
Years: 1210Events End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading southern Italy in 1210 Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Trist 1211Events The oldest extant double entry bookeeping record dates from 1211 Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211 Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents France Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Mongol 1212Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground. Battle of Navas de Tolosa. Children's crusade Crusaders push the Moslems out of northern Spain Births Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan Deaths Honen Shonin, who established Pure Land B 1213Events Alix of Thouars, heiress of the duchy of Brittany marries Peter of Dreux; beginning of the Dreux rule in Brittany, which would last until 1514 Births March 9 Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Deaths September 12 Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret He 1214Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. July 27 Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Foundation of the German city of Bielefeld Births Deaths October 5 Alfonso VIII of Castile December 4 William I of Scotland, 1215Events June 15 King John of England forced to put his seal to Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricts the king's power. August King John rejects Magna Carta leading to English civil war in the First Barons' W 1216Events Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons' War Henry III becomes King of England. Births Deaths June 11 Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) June 16 Pope Innocent III October 18 or 1217Events April 9 Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III August 24 Battle of Sandwich between English and French soldiers in the English Channel mercenary Eustace the Monk working for the French 1218 1219
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