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| Years: 1214 1215 1216 - 1217 - 1218 1219 1220 | |
| Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
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Events
- April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III
- May 20 - First Barons' War, royalist victory at Lincoln.
- August 24 - First Barons' War, Battle of Sandwich between English and French soldiers in the English Channel - mercenary Eustace the Monk working for the French side, is captured and beheaded
- September 11 - Treaty of Lambeth ends First Barons' War.
- Kingdom of Serbia founded
- Fifth Crusade begins with a failed Christian attack to Egypt
- Genghis Khan destroys Kara-Khitai
Births
- Baldwin, future Latin Emperor of Constantinople
- Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (d. 1265)
- John I, Duke of Brittany
Deaths
- Lembitu - Leader of the Estonian resistance to the Northern Crusades
Monarchs/Presidents
- France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
- Holy See - Honorius III pope (from 1216 to 1227)
- Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
- Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)
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