1197

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1160s  1170s  1180s  – 1190s –  1200s  1210s  1220s
Years:	1194 1195 1196 – 1197 – 1198 1199 1200

Events

• Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as King of Jerusalem.
• Theobald III becomes Count of Champagne.
• The town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland 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 Angela, daughter of Byzantine emperor Isaac II.

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 28 — Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165)
• Marguerite of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1158)