1203
Years:
1200
1201
1202
-
1203
-
1204
1205
1206
Decades
:
1170s
1180s
1190s
-
1200s
-
1210s
1220s
1230s
Centuries
:
12th century
-
13th century
-
14th century
Events
April 16
-
Philip II of France
enters
Rouen
, leading to the eventual unification of
Normandy
and
France
.
June 23
- Fleet of the
Fourth Crusade
enters
Bosphorus
July 17
- Fourth Crusade captures
Constantinople
by assault; the
Byzantine emperor
Alexius III
flees from his capital into exile.
August 1
- Fourth Crusade elevates
Alexius IV
as
Byzantine emperor
, after the citizens of Constantinople proclaim as emperor
Isaac II Angelus
(Alexius IV's father).
William de Braose, Fourth Lord of Bramber
becomes the guardian of
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
, and is possibly responsible for his death.
Minamoto no Sanetomo
becomes
shogun
of the
Kamakura Shogunate
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Births
Peter II of Savoy
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Deaths
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
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Heads of states
France
-
Philippe II, Auguste
King of France
(reigned from
1180
to
1223
)