1207
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 12th century–13th century–14th century |
Decades: | 1170s1180s1190s–1200s–1210s1220s1230s |
Years: | 120412051206–1207–120812091210 |
1207(MCCVII) was acommon year starting on Mondayof theJulian calendar,the 1207th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 207th year of the2nd millennium,the 7th year of the13th century,and the 8th year of the1200sdecade. As of the start of 1207, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change|change source]- Stephen Langtonconsecrated Archbishop of CanterburyJune 17by PopeInnocent III.
- PopeInnocent IIIdeclares forPhilip of SwabiaasHoly Roman Emperor,a reversal of his previous support forOtto IV.
- King Johnissuedletters patentcreating the newBoroughofLiverpool
Births
[change|change source]- September 8– KingSancho II of Portugal
- September 30–Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi,Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died1273)
- October 1– KingHenry III of England(died1272)
- Henry II, Duke of Brabant(died1248)
- Elisabeth of Hungary,daughter ofAndrew II of Hungaryand saint (died1231)
- Philip I of Savoy(died1285)
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 4–Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
- June 17–Daoji,Chinese buddhist monk (born1130)
- Amaury of Bene,heretic
- Kaloyan,Tsar of Bulgaria
- Xin Qiji,Chinese poet (born1140)
Monarchs/Presidents
[change|change source]- France–Philippe II, AugusteKing of France(reigned from1180to1223)
- Mongol Empire–Genghis Khan,Mongol Khan(from1206to1227)
- Venice–Pietro ZianiDoge of Venice(ruled from1205to1229)
- England–JohnKing of England(reigned from1199to1216)
- Latin EmpireofConstantinople–Henry of Flanders(reigned from1205to1216)
- Pope–Innocent III(pope from1198to1216)