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{{C13 year in topic}}Year '''1208''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]].
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[[File:Ermordung Philipps von Schwaben.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Murder of [[Philip of Swabia]] (1177–1208)]]
Year '''1208''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]].


== Events ==
== Events ==

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===By area===
===By place ===

====Asia====
==== Asia ====
* [[April 15]] – A fire breaks out in the [[Song Dynasty|Song Chinese]] capital city of [[Hangzhou]], raging for four days and nights, destroying 58,097 houses over an area of more than {{convert|3|mi|km}}, killing 59 people, and an unrecorded number of other people, who are trampled while attempting to flee. The government provides temporary lodging for 5,345 people, in nearby [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and [[Taoism|Taoist]] monasteries. The collective victims of the disaster are given 160,000 strings of cash, along with 400 tons of rice. Some of the government officials who lost their homes take up residence in rented [[boathouse]]s, on the nearby [[West Lake]].
* [[April 15]] – A fire breaks out in the [[Song dynasty|Song Chinese]] capital city of [[Hangzhou]], raging for four days and nights, destroying 58,097 houses over an area of more than {{convert|3|mi|km}}, killing 59 people, and an unrecorded number of other people, who are trampled while attempting to flee. The government provides temporary lodging for 5,345 people, in nearby [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and [[Taoism|Taoist]] monasteries. The collective victims of the disaster are given 160,000 strings of cash, along with 400 tons of rice. Some of the government officials who lose their homes take up residence in rented [[boathouse]]s on the nearby [[West Lake]].

==== Europe ====
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Pierre de Castelnau]] is murdered by heretics supported by [[Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse|Raymond VI]], count of [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]]. He is held responsible and excommunicated by Pope [[Pope Innocent III|Innocent III]], leading to the [[Albigensian Crusade]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sumption |first=Jonathan |date=1978 |title=The Albigensian Crusade |publisher=Faber |location=London, England |isbn=0-571-11064-9 |author-link=Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/albigensiancrusa00jona }}</ref>
* [[January 31]] – [[Battle of Lena]]: Swedish forces under King [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]] defeat the invading Danish army (some 12,000 men). King [[Sverker II of Sweden|Sverker II]] ("the Younger") is deposed as king of [[Sweden]] and is succeeded by Eric X.
* [[Livonian Crusade]]: The Crusader [[Livonian Brothers of the Sword]], supported by tribes of [[Livonians|Livs]] and [[Latvians|Letts]], initiate raids into [[Ugandi County]] in southern [[Estonia]], resulting in the Estonian fight for independence.
* [[March 24]] &ndash; Innocent III places [[Kingdom of England|England]] under [[Papal Interdict of 1208|a Papal Interdict]], as punishment for [[John, King of England]] ("Lackland")'s refusal to accept [[Stephen Langton]] as archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]. During the interdict, religious services as [[marriage]]s, burials, or baptisms cannot be performed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church history: Pope Innocent III and the interdict - Our Sunday Visitor |url=https://osvnews.com/2019/07/12/church-history-pope-innocent-iii-and-the-interdict/ |website=osvnews.com |date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> John confiscates church property of clergy who are unwilling to conduct services. Many bishops in the country flee abroad to the [[Continental Europe|Continent]].<ref>''King John'' by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 171</ref>
* Autumn – [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]] is recalled and humiliated by King John at court in [[London]], while John gives his [[justiciar]] in [[Ireland]], [[Meiler Fitzhenry]] the order to invade Marshal's lands there, burning the town of [[New Ross]].
* [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]], king of [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]], is assassinated in [[Bamberg]] by the German count [[Otto VIII, Count Palatine of Bavaria|Otto of Wittelsbach]], because Philip has refused to give him his 10-year-old daughter [[Beatrice of Swabia|Beatrice]] in marriage.
* [[June 30]] – [[Battle of Philippopolis (1208)|Battle of Philippopolis]]: Bulgarian forces under Emperor (''[[tsar]]'') [[Boril of Bulgaria|Boril]] are defeated by the Latin army (some 30,000 men) led by Emperor [[Henry of Flanders]], near modern-day [[Plovdiv]], [[Bulgaria]].
* [[August 27]] &ndash; Queen [[Irene Angelina]] dies in childbirth after the death of her husband Philip of Swabia at [[Hohenstaufen Castle]], leaving four daughters: Beatrice, [[Maria of Swabia|Maria]], [[Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen|Kunigunde]] and [[Elisabeth of Swabia|Elisabeth]].<ref>Ciggaar, Krijna Nelly (1996). ''Western Travellers to Constantinople: The West and Byzantium, 962–1204'', p. 240. Brill.</ref>
* [[November 11]] &ndash; [[Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto IV]] is elected by the German nobles as king of Germany at [[Frankfurt]]. He is engaged to Beatrice and travels to [[Milan]] where he receives the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy|Iron Crown]] and the title of [[King of Italy]], which continues until the end of [[World War I]] in [[1918]].<ref>Dunham, S. A. (1835). ''A History of the Germanic Empire, Vol I'', p. 195.</ref>

=== By topic ===


====Europe====
==== Literature ====
* [[Robert of Courçon]], an English cardinal, writes his ''Summa'' – devoted to questions of [[canon law]] and ethics – dealing at length with the question of [[usury]].
* [[January 15]] &ndash; The murder of [[Pierre de Castelnau]] by a vassal of [[Raymond VI of Toulouse]] takes place; Raymond is held responsible and excommunicated by [[Pope Innocent III]], leading to the [[Albigensian Crusade]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sumption |first=Jonathan |date=1978 |title=The Albigensian Crusade |publisher=Faber |location=London, England |isbn=0-571-11064-9 |author-link=Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption}}</ref>
* [[January 31]] – [[Battle of Lena]]: Inferior [[Sweden|Swedish]] forces defeat the invading [[Denmark|Danes]], and King [[Sverker II of Sweden|Sverker the Younger]] is deposed as king of Sweden. He is succeeded by his rival [[Eric X of Sweden|Erik Knutsson]].
* [[March 24]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent III]] places England under an [[interdict]], as punishment for King [[John of England]] rejecting his choice for [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. Under the interdict, Church sacraments including [[marriage]] and consecrated burial are probably stopped, but there is no sign of the popular discontent which interdicts are intended to produce over the next several years.<ref>''King John'' by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 171</ref>
* [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]], [[King of Germany]] and rival to [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Otto IV]], is assassinated in [[Bamberg]] by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach, because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage.
* [[June 30]] – The [[Battle of Philippopolis (1208)|Battle of Philippopolis]] between the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]] and the [[Latin Empire]] takes place near modern [[Plovdiv|Plovdiv, Bulgaria]], resulting in a Latin victory.
* [[Livonian Crusade]]: With the help of the newly converted local tribes of [[Livonian people|Livs]] and [[Latvians|Letts]], the crusader [[Livonian Brothers of the Sword]] initiate raids into [[Ugandi|Ugandi County]] in southern [[Estonia]]. The resulting Estonian [[Conquest of Estonia|ancient fight for independence]] lasts until [[1227]].


===By topic===
==== Religion ====
* [[November 17]] &ndash; Innocent III asks the nobles in Northern [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] to take military action (the so-called [[Albigensian Crusade]]) against the [[Catharism|Cathars]] in [[Languedoc]].<ref>Hywel Williams (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 133. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref></onlyinclude>
====Arts and culture====
* [[Robert of Courçon]] writes his ''Summa''.
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== Births ==
== Births ==
* [[February 2]] – King [[James I of Aragon]] (d. [[1276]])
* [[February 2]] – [[James I of Aragon|James I]] ("the Conqueror"), king of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] (d. [[1276]])
* [[Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford]], Constable of England (d. [[1275]])
* [[Ada van Holland (died 1258)|Ada van Holland]], Dutch [[Nobility|noblewoman]] and abbess (d. [[1258]])
* ''date unknown'' – [[Margrete Skulesdatter]], queen consort of Norway (d. [[1270]])
* [[Berke]] Khan, Mongol ruler of the [[Golden Horde]] (d. [[1266]])
* ''probable'' – [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]] (d. [[1265]])
* [[Bolesław I of Masovia]], Polish nobleman and knight (d. [[1248]])
* [[Coloman of Galicia]], Hungarian prince of [[Principality of Halych|Halych]] (d. [[1241]])
* [[Gissur Þorvaldsson]], Icelandic chieftain (or ''[[Gothi|goði]]'') (d. [[1268]])
* [[Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson]], Icelandic chieftain (d. [[1245]])
* [[Knut Haakonsson]], Norwegian nobleman (''[[Earl#Norway|jarl]]'') (d. [[1261]])
* [[Margaret Skulesdatter]], queen consort of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] (d. [[1270]])
* [[Sempad the Constable]], Armenian nobleman (d. 1276)
* [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]], English nobleman (d. [[1265]])
* [[Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick|Thomas de Beaumont]], English nobleman (d. [[1242]])


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Pierre de Castelnau]], French priest (assassinated)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Pierre de Castelnau |volume=21 |page=591}}</ref>
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Pierre de Castelnau]], French priest (assassinated)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Pierre de Castelnau |volume=21 |page=591}}</ref>
* [[April 22]] – [[Philip of Poitou]], Prince-Bishop of Durham
* [[January 28]] – [[Julian of Cuenca]], Spanish bishop (b. [[1127]])
* [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]], King of Germany
* [[February 18]] – [[Mark Ibn Kunbar]], Egyptian [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic]] priest
* [[November 9]] – [[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon|Sancha of Castile]], Queen of [[Alfonso II of Aragon]] (b. [[1155]])
* [[April 22]] – [[Philip of Poitou]] (or Poitiers), bishop of [[Diocese of Durham|Durham]]
* [[December 29]] – [[Emperor Zhangzong of Jin]], (b. [[1168]])
* [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]], king of [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] (b. [[1177]])
* [[August 27]] – [[Irene Angelina]], queen consort of [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]] and Germany
* Amhaoibh [[O'Rothlain]], Chief of Calruidhe Cuile Cearnadha
* [[August 29]] – [[Dietrich von Kittlitz]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden–Meissen|Meissen]]
* [[October 6]] – [[Geoffrey de Muschamp]], bishop of [[Diocese of Coventry|Coventry]]
* [[November 9]] – [[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon|Sancha of Castile]], queen consort of Aragon
* [[December 29]] – [[Emperor Zhangzong of Jin|Zhangzong of Jin]], Chinese emperor (b. [[1168]])
* [[Bridget Haraldsdotter]], queen consort of [[Sweden]] (approximate date)
* [[Ermengol VIII, Count of Urgell|Ermengol VIII]] (or Armengol), count of [[County of Urgell|Urgell]] (b. [[1158]])
* [[Kolbeinn Tumason]], Icelandic chieftain and poet (b. [[1173]])
* [[Knut Birgersson, Riksjarl of Sweden|Knut Birgersson]], Swedish nobleman (''[[Swedish jarls|jarl]]'') and knight
* [[Leo Sgouros]] (or Sgurus), Byzantine governor and [[Despot (court title)|despot]]
* [[Peter of Angoulême]], Latin bishop and patriarch of [[Latin Patriarchate of Antioch|Antioch]]
* [[William IV of Forcalquier]], French nobleman (b. [[1130]])
* [[Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Israili]], Egyptian [[Jews|Jewish]] physician


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 22:49, 12 October 2023

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1208 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1208
MCCVIII
Ab urbe condita1961
Armenian calendar657
ԹՎ ՈԾԷ
Assyrian calendar5958
Balinese saka calendar1129–1130
Bengali calendar615
Berber calendar2158
English Regnal yearJoh. 1 – 10 Joh. 1
Buddhist calendar1752
Burmese calendar570
Byzantine calendar6716–6717
Chinese calendar丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit)
3905 or 3698
    — to —
戊辰年 (Earth Dragon)
3906 or 3699
Coptic calendar924–925
Discordian calendar2374
Ethiopian calendar1200–1201
Hebrew calendar4968–4969
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1264–1265
 - Shaka Samvat1129–1130
 - Kali Yuga4308–4309
Holocene calendar11208
Igbo calendar208–209
Iranian calendar586–587
Islamic calendar604–605
Japanese calendarJōgen 2
(承元2年)
Javanese calendar1116–1117
Julian calendar1208
MCCVIII
Korean calendar3541
Minguo calendar704 before ROC
民前704年
Nanakshahi calendar−260
Thai solar calendar1750–1751
Tibetan calendar阴火兔年
(female Fire-Rabbit)
1334 or 953 or 181
    — to —
阳土龙年
(male Earth-Dragon)
1335 or 954 or 182
Murder of Philip of Swabia (1177–1208)

Year 1208 (MCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

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Asia

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  • April 15 – A fire breaks out in the Song Chinese capital city of Hangzhou, raging for four days and nights, destroying 58,097 houses over an area of more than 3 miles (4.8 km), killing 59 people, and an unrecorded number of other people, who are trampled while attempting to flee. The government provides temporary lodging for 5,345 people, in nearby Buddhist and Taoist monasteries. The collective victims of the disaster are given 160,000 strings of cash, along with 400 tons of rice. Some of the government officials who lose their homes take up residence in rented boathouses on the nearby West Lake.

Europa

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By topic

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Literature

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Religion

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Sumption, Jonathan (1978). The Albigensian Crusade. London, England: Faber. ISBN 0-571-11064-9.
  2. ^ "Church history: Pope Innocent III and the interdict - Our Sunday Visitor". osvnews.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ^ King John by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 171
  4. ^ Ciggaar, Krijna Nelly (1996). Western Travellers to Constantinople: The West and Byzantium, 962–1204, p. 240. Brill.
  5. ^ Dunham, S. A. (1835). A History of the Germanic Empire, Vol I, p. 195.
  6. ^ Hywel Williams (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 133. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  7. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pierre de Castelnau" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 591.