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Years: 1197 1198 1199 - 1200 - 1201 1202 1203

Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France

Births

• Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date).
• Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1244)

Deaths

• The prominent Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi died in this year.

Heads of states

• England - John, King of England (reigned 1199 - 1216).
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)