1201
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| Centuries: | 12th century - 13th century - 14th century |
| Decades: | 1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s
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| Years: | 1198 1199 1200 - 1201 - 1202 1203 1204 |
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[edit] Events
- The town of Riga is chartered as a city by Bishop Albert, who landed on the site of the town with 1500 crusaders earlier that year.
- Boniface of Montferrat is elected leader of the Fourth Crusade, after the death of Theobald III of Champagne.
- Innocent III supports Otto IV as Holy Roman Emperor, against Philip of Swabia.
- The Fourth Crusade Siege of Zadar.
[edit] Births
- August 9 — Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)
- October 9 — Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. 1274)
- May 30 — Theobald IV of Champagne, Count of Champagne (d. 1253)
- Ladislaus III of Hungary, King of Hungary (d. 1205)
- Danylo King of Rus, 1st king of Halych-Volhynia (d. 1264)
- Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1221)
[edit] Deaths
- March 21 — Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)
- May 24 — Theobald III (b. 1179)
- July 29 — Agnes of Merania, queen of France and wife of king Philip II of France
- September 5 — Constance (b. 1161)
- Bohemund III of Antioch (b. 1144)
- Joachim of Fiore, founder of monastic order of San Giovanni (born 1135)
[edit] Heads of states
- England — John I, King of England (reigned 1199–1216)
- France — Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned 1180–1223)
- Pope — Innocent III (pope 1198–1216)
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