1216
EventsPrince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons' WarHenry III becomes King of England.Dresden, Germany becomes a cityascension of Pope Honorius III;in the same year he officially approved the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order)
Births
Deaths June 11 — Henry of Flanders, emperor of the Latin Empire (poisoned) June 16 — Pope Innocent III October 18 or 19 — John, King of England (b. 1166)
Heads of stateEngland — John, King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)France — Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
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