1197

Events

* Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as King of Jerusalem.
* Theobald III becomes Count of Champagne.
* Arbroath Abbey is consecrated, and dedicated to St. Thomas Becket.
* Kaloyan becomes Tsar of Bulgaria.
* Corfu is occupied by the Genoese.
* Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, negotiates a peace with Wales.
* North Crawley is split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley.
* Philip of Swabia marries Irene Angelina, daughter of Byzantine emperor Isaac II.
* The Danes attack Estonia.
* Genghis Khan defeats the Jurkins. Mukhali's father gives him and his brother to Genghis Khan as personal hereditary slaves.

Births

* October 22 — Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)
* Amadeus IV of Savoy (d. 1253)
* Raymond VII of Toulouse (d. 1249)

Deaths

* January — William Longchamp, Lord Chancellor of England and bishop
* April 28 — Rhys ap Gruffydd, Welsh ruler (b. 1132)
* September 10 — Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
* September 29 — Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165)
* Marguerite of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1158)