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Battle of Adrianople: Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria ambush and defeat the Latin Emperor of Consta

Battle of Adrianople: Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria ambush and defeat the Latin Emperor of Constantinople, Baldwin I

Battle of Adrianople: Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria ambush and defeat the Latin Emperor of Constantinople, Baldwin I

Events Before

  1. Siege of Constantinople begins during the Fourth Crusade, as Roman Catholic Crusaders, aboard a Venetian fleet, attack t

    Siege of Constantinople begins during the Fourth Crusade, as Roman Catholic Crusaders, aboard a Venetian fleet, attack the city

  2. The Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople

    The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.

  3. Crusaders occupy Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.

  4. Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders, is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople

    Baldwin I (Dutch: Boudewijn; French: Baudouin; July 1172 – c. 1205) was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194 to 1205 and Count of...

  5. King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen

    John (Christmastide 1166/7 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

Events After

  1. Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty

    Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty

  2. Crusader Wallon de Sarton presents Bishop of Amiens Richard de Gerberoy with purported skull of John the Baptist, stolen

    Crusader Wallon de Sarton presents Bishop of Amiens Richard de Gerberoy with purported skull of John the Baptist, stolen from Constantinople (Amiens cathedral later built to house it)

  3. King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)

    King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)

  4. Henry III is born

    Henry III is born

  5. Peace treaty between the Chinese Jin and Song dynasties, the Song resume paying tribute after two years of fighting

    Peace treaty between the Chinese Jin and Song dynasties, the Song resume paying tribute after two years of fighting

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