1216 - Births. Robert I of Artois Eric IV of Denmark (died 1250) Zahed Gilani, Grand master of the Zahediyeh Sufi Order (died 1301) 1216 - Deaths. June 11 - Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) (born c. 1174) June 16 - Pope Innocent III October 18 - John of England (born 1166) Ida, Countess of Boulogne Eric X of Sweden (born 1180) Kamo no Chomei, Japanese author (born 1155)Including:

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1207 - 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) 1207 - Deaths. Amaury of Bene, heretic Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria ...

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1224 - Births. 1224 - Deaths. Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (born 1163) 1224 - Monarchs/Presidents. Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Holy See - Honorius III pope (fro ...

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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. 1250 - Events. 1250 - Europe. October 12 - A great storm shifts the mouth of the River Rother 12 miles (20 km) to the west; a battering series of strong storms significantly alter other coastal geography as well (see Romney Marsh). December 13 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, dies, beginning a 23-year-long interregnum known as the great interregnum. Frederick II is the last Holy Roman Emp ...

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Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine and Joan of England. While John was always his father's favourite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance (hence his nickname, "Lackland"). He was almost ce ...

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