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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Snake己巳( at the beginning of the year Earth Dragon龙 辰)

Syria: 1520/21 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • March 22: Treaty of Speyer, Otto IV recognizes the papal Recovery
  • 4 October: Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • On the occasion of the murder of the legate 1208 calls Pope Innocent III. during which murdered hundreds of thousands of people to 1229 for a crusade against the Albigenses on, and large parts of southern France are devastated. This will cause the courtly poetry of the troubadours.
  • Genghis Khan begins with the siege of the capital of the Tangut.
  • Hermann von Salza is Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
  • Eike von Repgow published in six certificates ( to 1233 ) as a witness.

Ersturkundliche mentions

  • Köpenick (under the name Copanic ) Berguen / Bravuogn, thorn town, Neftenbach, Greiz, Le Landeron and Weida are first mentioned.
  • Salzgitter Hohenrode, Kniestedt (former district of Salzgitter-Bad ), and Söderhof (part of Haverlah ) are in a document by Pope Innocent III. first mentioned on June 6, 1209. In the deed the monastery Ringelsheim is placed under the protection of the Pope and his possessions in a total of 61 surrounding villages are enumerated.

Science and Technology

  • The University of Cambridge was founded by Oxford from.

Religion and Culture

  • Beginning of the new building of the Magdeburg Cathedral ( considered the first German Gothic church )
  • First mention of the St. Peter's Church Riga
  • October 9: The foundation stone of Quirinus -Münster Neuss is placed.

Born

  • January 05: Richard Cornwall, Earl of Cornwall, Count of Poitou, Roman- German king († 1272 )

Died

  • March 07: Otto VIII of Wittelsbach, Count Palatine of Bavaria
  • June 02: Henry of Tunna, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
  • September 21: Gerhard von Steterburg, chronicler and Provost
  • 09 November: Reinher della Torre, Bishop of Chur
  • November 10: Raimund Roger Trencavel, Viscount of Carcassonne ( * 1185 )
  • NOVEMBER 12: Philippe du Plessiez, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (* 1165 )
  • Nezami, Persian poet (c. 1141 )
  • Arnold of Altena, son of Eberhard I of Berg- Altena
  • Ermengol VIII, Count of Urgell (* 1158 )
  • Margrete Eriksdotter, Queen of Norway ( * 1155 )
  • Moritz I, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1145 )
  • William I of Champlitte, Prince of Achaia
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