1216

Years: 1213 1214 1215 - 1216 - 1217 1218 1219

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

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

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
*Ascension of Pope Honorius III;in the same year he officially approved 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 Chomei, 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)

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