1217

This page relates to the year 1217 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

  • nonwell informed or unknown Dates :

  • Severe famine in Europe central and Eastern.
  • Beginning of the reign of Berengere de Castille, (1181 - 1244), queen of Castille (fine in 1230).
    • Foundation of the kingdom of Serbia: The pope Honorius III makes carry a crown to the duke Stefan Ier Nemanjić who becomes first king de Serbie.

The close East & Arab World

  • Beginning of the fifth crusade (fine in 1221): Jean de Brienne, king of Jerusalem, the king of Cyprus, the king André II of Hungary take part in it.

    • the first cross ones arrive at Acre in September, soon followed hundreds of others.
    • Failure of crossed of the duke of Austria and king de Hongrie in front of the fortress of the Mount-Thabor, which dominates the plain of Acre.

Arts & culture

Sciences & technology

Births in 1217

Death in 1217

  • April 23rd: Inge II of Norway.

  • Jokes of Gibelet
  • Ibn Djubayr, Valencian traveller Moslem (born in 1144). It accomplished a voyage in the East between 1182 and 1185 and consigned its observations.

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