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1216

Events

• April - First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England.
• April 22 - Battle of Lipitsa: Mstislav the Daring and Konstantin of Rostov defeat their rivals for the rule of the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal.
• July 24 - Pope Honorius III succeeds Pope Innocent III as the 177th pope.
• October 19 - Henry III becomes King of England.
• Dresden, Germany becomes a city.
• Pope Honorius III officially approves the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order).
• Ballintubber Abbey is founded by King Cathal Crovdearg O'Connor of Connaught in Ireland.

Births

• Robert I of Artois
• Eric IV of Denmark (d. 1250)
• Zahed Gilani, Grand master of the Zahediyeh Sufi Order (d. 1301)

Deaths

• June 11 - Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) (b. c. 1174)
• July 16 - Pope Innocent III
• October 18 - John of England (b. 1166)
• Ida, Countess of Boulogne
• Eric X of Sweden (b. 1180)
• Kamo no Chōmei, Japanese author (b. 1155)

Heads of state

• England — John, King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)
• France — Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongolia — Genghis Khan
• Scotland — Alexander II King of Scotland (reigned from 1214 to 1249)