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Heads of State

Year of the Fire Dragon丙辰( at the beginning of the year wood rabbit乙卯)

Syria: 1507/ 08 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• Frederick II, the two -year-old son of Henry VI. , Is elected king of Germany.
• The Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja abdicated in favor of his son Stefan and runs like a monk Simeon back to the monastery.
• A punitive expedition of the Archbishop of Salzburg, Adalbert III. leading to the total destruction of the rebellious town of Bad Reichenhall.

Ersturkundliche mentions

• Fleckeby, Gifhorn, Heidelberg, Mörigen, for IC- Rothenfluh, Wierstorf and Wintersingen be mentioned for the first time in a document.

Religion

• Founded by Joachim of Fiore Florenser - Order will of Pope Celestine III. confirmed.
• May 1: The Holy Robe is first mentioned in a document.

Science and Technology

• Peter de Ebulo written in Palermo the images chronicle Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis.

Born

• 03 January: Tsuchimikado, 83rd Emperor of Japan († 1231 )

• Alice of Champagne, regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ( † 1246 )
• Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and Earl Marshal ( † 1245 )

Died

• April 08: Knut I., King of Sweden (* 1160 )
• 24th April. Béla III, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Dalmatia and Rama (c. 1148 )
• April 26: Alfonso II, King of Aragon (* 1157 )

• Baldwin II, Bishop of Utrecht