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)
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)
Events Before
The Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.
Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans
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
Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne
Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne
Pope Innocent III states that Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to the crucifixion of Jesus
Pope Innocent III states that Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to the crucifixion of Jesus
Events After
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)
Henry III is born
Henry III is born
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
Otto IV, nephew of Richard the Lionheart of England, is elected Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.
Pope Innocent III crowns King of the Romans, Otto IV, as Holy Roman Emperor at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.
More from the 1200s
The Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.
Louis of France (Later Louis VIII) (13) marries Blanche of Castile (12), daughter of Alfonso VIII King of Castile at Por
Louis of France (Later Louis VIII) (13) marries Blanche of Castile (12), daughter of Alfonso VIII King of Castile at Port-Mort
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
King John of England (32) marries Isabella of Angoulême (12) in Bordeaux, despite her engagement to Hugh de Lusignan, Co
King John of England (32) marries Isabella of Angoulême (12) in Bordeaux, despite her engagement to Hugh de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, prompting a rebellion
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