Tristan and Isolde, a painting by Edmund Blair Leighton
In the year 1210, King Eric X of Sweden is crowned, which is the first known coronation of a Swedish king (Nov 21), Genghis Khan' sons Jochi leads a Mongol campaign against the Kyrgyz, Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Tristan - and all these fine people were born:
1210-0505 Afonso III of Portugal* son of King Afonso II of Portugal - Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (1279/68)
1210-0722 Joan of England* Queen of Scotland (1238/27)
1211-0922 Ibn Khallikan* compiler of a great biographical dictionary of Arab scholars -Irbil, Persia (1282/71)
In the year 1212, the most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground, many drown in the Thames (Jul 10), Bran Castle (commonly known as Dracula’s Castle) is erected by the Teutonic Knights in the Southern Carpathians (in present day Romania)
1212-0322 Emperor Go-Horikawa* 後堀河天皇 the 86th emperor of Japan (1234/22)
1213-0610 Fakhr al-Dīn Irāqī* Persian Sufi master/poet/writer - Hamadan, Persia (1289/76)
In the year 1214, a papal ordinance defines the rights of the scholars at the University of Oxford (Jun 20), William the Lion, King of the Scots, dies, having reigned since 1165 (Dec 4)
1214-0425 Louis IX of France* King of France (1226-1270) - Poissy, France (1270/56)
In the year 1215, King John of England rejects Magna Carta, leading to the First Barons' War (Aug), Alexander II of Scotland invades northern England (Dec), the Dominican Order is founded, according to some sources
1215-0923 Kublai Khan* the fifth khagan of the Mongol Empire - Mongol Empire (1294/78)
In the year 1216, the English army sacks Berwick-on-Tweed and raids southern Scotland (Jan), Johan Sverkersson becomes the King of Sweden (Apr 10)
1216-xxxx Eric IV of Denmark* son of Valdemar II of Denmark - Denmark (1250/c.33)
1217-xxxx Izz al-Din ibn Shaddad* Arab scholar/ historian - Syria (1285/c.68)
1217-0503 Henry I of Cyprus* crowned at the age of 8 - Nicosia, Cyprus (1253/35)
1218-xxxx Abel, King of Denmark* son of Valdemar II - Denmark (1252/c.33)
1218-0212 Kujo Yoritsune* 九条 頼経 the fourth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate - Kyoto, Japan (1256/38)
1218-1030 Emperor Chūkyō* the 85th emperor of Japan - Japan (1234/15)
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Updated 23.3.2021
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