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1215

Years: 1212 1213 1214 - 1215 - 1216 1217 1218

Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

• June 15 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricts the king's power.
• Beijing captured and burned by Mongols, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China.
• Fourth Council of the Lateran.
• Otto IV deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by Frederick II (King 1212-1250).

Births

• Kublai Khan
• Pope Celestine V

Deaths

Monarchs/Presidents

• England - John, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou (ruled England 1167 - 1216)
• France - Philippe II, Auguste, King of France (1180 - 1223)
• Germany:
  • Otto IV, (King of Germany 1208 - 1215)
  • Frederick II, King of Germany (1212 - 1250), King of Sicily
• Holy Roman Empire:
  • Otto IV, King of Germany (1208 - 1215) and Holy Roman Emperor (1209-1215).
  • Frederick II (elected Emperor 1211, crowned 1220, died 1250), King of Germany, King of Sicily
• Holy See - Pope Innocent III (1198 - 1216)
• Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (1206 - 1227)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled 1205 - 1229)