1215
Events June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the king's power. August - King John rejects the Magna Carta, leading to English civil war ( the First Barons' War). Beijing captured and burned by Mongols, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China.Fourth Council of the LateranOtto IV deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by Frederick II (King 1212-1250). Mongol army led by Gengis Khan conquers Beijing.
Births Kublai Khan (d. 1294) Pope Celestine V (d. 1296) John of Ibelin (jurist)
Deaths July 5 - Myōan Eisai (明菴栄西) (b. 1141)
Monarchs/Presidents England - John, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou (ruled England 1167 - 1216) France - Philippe II, Auguste, King of France (1180 - 1223) Germany:* Otto IV, (King of Germany 1208 - 1215)* Frederick II, King of Germany (1212 - 1250), King of Sicily Holy Roman Empire:* Otto IV, King of Germany (1208 - 1215) and Holy Roman Emperor (1209-1215).* Frederick II (elected Emperor 1211, crowned 1220, died 1250), King of Germany, King of Sicily Holy See - Pope Innocent III (1198 - 1216) Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (1206 - 1227) Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled 1205 - 1229)
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