1217
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| 1217 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1217 MCCXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1970 |
| Armenian calendar | 666 ԹՎ ՈԿԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5967 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1138–1139 |
| Bengali calendar | 624 |
| Berber calendar | 2167 |
| English Regnal year | 1 Hen. 3 – 2 Hen. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1761 |
| Burmese calendar | 579 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6725–6726 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3914 or 3707 — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 3915 or 3708 |
| Coptic calendar | 933–934 |
| Discordian calendar | 2383 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1209–1210 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4977–4978 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1273–1274 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1138–1139 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4317–4318 |
| Holocene calendar | 11217 |
| Igbo calendar | 217–218 |
| Iranian calendar | 595–596 |
| Islamic calendar | 613–614 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenpō 5 (建保５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1125–1126 |
| Julian calendar | 1217 MCCXVII |
| Korean calendar | 3550 |
| Minguo calendar | 695 before ROC 民前695年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −251 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1759–1760 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 1343 or 962 or 190 — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 1344 or 963 or 191 |
Year 1217 (MCCXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By area
Asia
- Mukhali returns to Genghis Khan's camp in Mongolia, and receives the hereditary title of prince, a golden seal, and a white standard with nine tails and a black crescent in the middle. He is appointed commander in chief of operations in North China.
- The Fifth Crusade reaches the Holy Land.
Europe
- April 9 – Peter II of Courtenay is crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III.
- May 20 – First Barons' War in England: Occupying French forces are defeated at the Battle of Lincoln, by English royal troops led by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke,[1] and survivors are forced to flee south.
- June 6 – King Henry I of Castile dies aged 13, from the fall of a roof tile in Palencia, an event which his regent, Álvaro Núñez de Lara, attempts to conceal. Henry's sister Berengaria succeeds to the throne.
- June – Haakon Haakonsson becomes King Haakon IV of Norway, following the death of Inge II, and largely ends the civil war era in Norway, reigning until 1263.
- August 24 – First Barons' War: In the Battle of Sandwich in the English Channel, English forces destroy the French, and the French mercenary Eustace the Monk is captured and beheaded.
- August 31 – Ferdinand becomes King of Castile, upon the abdication of his mother Berengaria.
- September 12 – The First Barons' War in England is ended by the Treaty of Kingston upon Thames; The French and Scots are to leave England, and an amnesty is granted to rebels.[1]
- September 20 – The Treaty of Lambeth is signed, ratifying the Treaty of Kingston.
- September 21 – Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword and allied Livs and Letts defeat the Estonian army in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day, and kill their leader Lembitu.
- October 18 – Fifth Crusade, Reconquista: Alcácer do Sal is reconquered by the troops of King Afonso II of Portugal.[2]
- November – In the Kingdom of Castile, former regent Álvaro Núñez de Lara is captured, and forced to relinquish all his castles.[3]
- Stefan Nemanjić is elevated to be the first King of the Serbian lands by Pope Honorius III, and crowned by Stefan's brother, Archimandrite Sava, in Žiča.
- A decree made in England establishes that only Englishmen can be clergy of Ireland.
Births
- May 3 – Henry I of Cyprus
- date unknown
- Baldwin, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (d. 1273)
- Izz al-Din ibn Shaddad, Arab historian (d. 1285)
- probable
Deaths
- April 23 – King Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)
- April 25 – Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
- June 6 – Henry I, king of Castile (b. 1204)
- August 24 – Eustace the Monk, French mercenary and pirate (b. c.1170)
- September 10 – William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English nobleman
- September 21 – Lembitu of Lehola, Estonian resistance leader and Caupo of Turaida, Livonian leader (at the Battle of St. Matthew's Day)
- October 14 – Isabella, Countess of Gloucester, spouse of King John of England (b. c.1173)
- Maria Comnena, Queen consort of Jerusalem, spouse of Amalric I of Jerusalem (b. c.1154) (latest possible date of death)
References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Picard, Christophe (2000). Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle. L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. p. 110. ISBN 2-7068-1398-9.
- ^ Linehan, Peter (1999). "Chapter 21: Castile, Portugal and Navarre". In David Abulafia (ed.). The New Cambridge Medieval History c.1198-c.1300. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 668–671. ISBN 0-521-36289-X.