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The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral to St James is consecrated before King Alfonso IX of Leon (begun 1075) [1]

The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral to St James is consecrated before King Alfonso IX of Leon (begun 1075) [1]

The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral to St James is consecrated before King Alfonso IX of Leon (begun 1075) [1]

Events Before

  1. 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)

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV

    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.

Events After

  1. Frederick II, later Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz

    The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...

  2. French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo

    French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo

  3. The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge

    The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge

  4. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning poi

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning point for Muslim power on Iberian peninsula

  5. Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa

    Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa

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