Explore 52 historical events from 1210–1219.
Marie of Montpellier was Lady of Montpellier and by her three marriages Viscountess of Marseille, Countess of Comminges and Queen of Aragon.
Maria of Montpellier, Lady of Montpellier, Queen of Aragon (born 1182)
The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John. Th…
First Barons' War: English forces under William Marshal defeated French troops at the Battle of Lincoln
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan …
A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captures Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty
Rudolf of Habsburg (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was a German nobleman and the first member of the House of Habsburg to become King of the Romans, reigning from 1273 until his death.…
Rudolf I of Germany (died 1291)
Afonso III, called the Boulonnais, was King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249. He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portu…
Afonso III of Portugal (died 1279)
Zhongdu, also called Daxing City, was a capital city of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) of China, located in modern-day Beijing, in the southwestern part of Xicheng District. It served…
Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols u
John of Avesnes was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death.
John I, Count of Hainaut (died 1257)
The Second Battle of Lincoln occurred at Lincoln Castle on Saturday 20 May 1217, during the First Barons' War, between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of Ki…
The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by Willi
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan …
A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captured Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty of China
John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse …
Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the
The Northern Crusades, or Baltic Crusades, were military campaigns conducted by several Catholic kingdoms and military orders in an effort to Christianize all the pagans around the…
Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estoni
The battle of Fāriskūr was a pitched battle fought between the army of the Fifth Crusade and Ayyubid Egypt on 29 August 1219 outside the Ayyubid encampment at Fāriskūr. It was foug…
The Battle of Fariskur occurs during the Fifth Crusade.
Leo I was the tenth lord of Armenian Cilicia, ruling from 1187 to 1219, and the first king to be crowned, in 1198/9. Leo eagerly led his kingdom alongside the armies of the Third C…
Leo I, King of Armenia (born 1150)
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, also called William the Marshal, was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Medieval England who served five English kings—Henry I…
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (born 1147)
David of Scotland was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was the grandson of David I and the younger brother of two Scottish kings, Malcolm the Maiden and William the Lio…
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
The Fifth Crusade was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Egypt, ruled by the powerful …
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt
Al-Malik al-Kamil Nasir ad-Din Muhammad, titled Abu al-Maʽali, was an Egyptian ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the …
Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
John of Avesnes was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death.
John I, Count of Hainaut (died 1257)
Rudolf of Habsburg (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was a German nobleman and the first member of the House of Habsburg to become King of the Romans, reigning from 1273 until his death.…
Rudolf I of Germany (died 1291)
Otto IV was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218.
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Odo III was Duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Odo was the eldest son of Duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Duke Matthias I of Lorraine.
Odo III, duke of Burgundy (born 1166)
Al-Malik al-Kamil Nasir ad-Din Muhammad, titled Abu al-Maʽali, was an Egyptian ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the …
Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, known as Simon IV de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely…
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French politician, Lord High Steward (born 1160)
The Second Battle of Lincoln occurred at Lincoln Castle on Saturday 20 May 1217, during the First Barons' War, between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of Ki…
The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by Willi
Inge II was King of Norway from 1204 to 1217. His reign was within the later stages of the period known in Norwegian history as the age of civil wars. Inge was the king of the birk…
Inge II of Norway (born 1185)
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony, called the Hard, was the second son of Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Judith of Hohenstaufen, the sister of E…
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
Henry I was the king of Castile from 1214 until 1217. Throughout his short reign, the boy king was a puppet monarch torn between his sister and heir, Queen Berengaria, and guardian…
Henry I, King of Castile and Toledo (born 1204)
The Battle of Sandwich, also called the Battle of Dover took place on 24 August 1217 as part of the First Barons' War. A Plantagenet English fleet commanded by Hubert de Burgh att…
An English fleet defeats a French fleet in the battle of Sandwich, cutting of Prince Louis of France from supplies and…
Eustace the Monk, born Eustace Busket, was a French pirate and mercenary, one of the most famous pirates of the early 13th century, in the grand tradition of medieval outlaws. The …
Eustace the Monk, French pirate (born 1170)
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, of Tiverton Castle and Plympton Castle, both in Devon, was feudal baron of Plympton in Devon.
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English politician
The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John. Th…
First Barons' War: English forces under William Marshal defeated French troops at the Battle of Lincoln
Election of pope Honorius III following the death of pope Innocent III two days prior.
Election of pope Honorius III following the death of pope Innocent III two days prior.
Henry of Flanders was Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1206 until his death in 1216. He was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade in which the Byzantine Empire was conquered…
Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (born c
Pope Innocent III was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216.
Pope Innocent III (born 1160)