1207 facts for kids

1207 is a year in the 13th century.

Events

• Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III.
• Pope Innocent III declares for Philip of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor, a reversal of his previous support for Otto IV.
• King John issued letters patent creating the new Borough of Liverpool

Births

• September 8 – King Sancho II of Portugal
• September 30 – Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died 1273)
• October 1 – King Henry III of England (died 1272)
• Henry II, Duke of Brabant (died 1248)
• Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and saint (died 1231)
• Philip I of Savoy (died 1285)

Deaths

• January 4 – Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
• June 17 – Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (born 1130)
• Amaury of Bene, heretic
• Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria
• Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (born 1140)

Monarchs/Presidents

• France – Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongol Empire – Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Venice – Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)
• England – John King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)
• Latin Empire of Constantinople – Henry of Flanders (reigned from 1205 to 1216)
• Pope – Innocent III (pope from 1198 to 1216)

Images for kids

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  Statue of Kaykhusraw I (r. 1192–1211)

See also

In Spanish: 1207 para niños