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Richard the Lionheart dies

Richard the Lionheart dies

Richard the Lionheart dies

Key People

Richard the Lionheart

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Events Before

  1. Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah

    Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah

  2. Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III

    Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius III; born Lotario de' Conti di Segni; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198...

  3. The Giralda minaret designed by architect Ben Ahmad for the Almohad mosque in Seville is completed. Now the Bell Tower f

    The Giralda minaret designed by architect Ben Ahmad for the Almohad mosque in Seville is completed. Now the Bell Tower for Seville's cathedral.

  4. Philips of Zwabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans

    Philips of Zwabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans

  5. Bishop of Paris Eudes de Sully condemns the Feast of Fools - the medieval festival where higher clergy changed places wi

    Bishop of Paris Eudes de Sully condemns the Feast of Fools - the medieval festival where higher clergy changed places with lower clergy

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Treaty of Le Goulet signed between France and England

    The Treaty of Le Goulet was a treaty signed by Kings John of England and Philip II of France in May 1200.

  4. In China, sunglasses are invented

    Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names below) are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from...

  5. The city of Riga is founded

    Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia.

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Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior,…

King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern-day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

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Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army t

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade

Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler

Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler

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