Gerolamo Cardano

This page relates to the year 1212 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Asia

  • the prince Khitan Ye-read Liou-KB revolts against the Djürchet in the south-west of the Mandchourie in the area of the Liao Ho. In front of their numerical superiority, he asks for the assistance of Gengis Khan which sends its lieutenant Djebe to him. Ye-read Liou-KB succeeds in finding its independence and restoring the empire of Khitan in its area of origin around Liao Yang until its death in 1220, while remaining vassal of Gengis Khan.

The Middle East

North Africa

  • Year Naçir, after its defeat in Spain, returns to Fès and transmits the capacity to his/her son Yusuf Al-Mustansir (fine in 1222).
  • In Africa, the empire almohade disintegrates in several rival states whose fights make fall down the the Maghreb in anarchy.

Western Europe

Iberian peninsula

  • July 16th: The Christian kingdoms of Spain, the Castille, the Aragon and the Navarre, gain a major victory over the Arabs Almohades with the Bataille of Mow Navas de Tolosa . It is the end of Arab supremacy in the Iberian peninsula. Al-Andalus, the Moslem Spain, is reduced quickly to only the emirate of Grenade.

France

  • Strong dryness.
  • Simon IV of Montfort takes again with a certain number of cities of the Albigensian and Quercy which had revolted against the occupation of the Croisés.
  • Parliament of Pamiers against the heresy.
  • Statutes of Pamiers, imposing the habits of Toulouse Paris in and Albigensian.
  • Made (confiscation) of the county of Boulogne by the king of France.
  • Crusade of the children French and German which precedes the Fifth crusade itself (See Lateran IV). Thousands of young people, who follow Etienne de Cloyes and the young Nicolas German, flow to Marseilles. They are dispersed or sold like slaves in the Moslem countries of the the Maghreb.

Holy roman Empire

  • Othon IV of Brunswick, in spite of its agreements with the pope, undertakes the conquest of the Sicily (1211). It is excommunicated and Innocent III opposes to him the son of Henri VI and Constance of Sicily, Frederic II, which reaches its majority.
  • the popular party arrives at the capacity to Milan.

Eastern Europe

  • April 12th: Died of Vsevolod III Vladimirski, prince of Vladimir. He indicates young person of his sons, Georges, to succeed to him. The elder one, Constantin, is opposed to the will of his/her father and engages a war against Georges.

Art & culture

  • March 20th: Foundation about the “poor ladies” or Ordre of Clarisses by Claire de Favorino on the model of the Franciscain S. It writes an austere rule towards 1247 - 1252.
  • François d' Assise, in pilgrimage with Compostelle founds the first convent of the minor brothers in Spain with Sangüesa, in Navarre.
  • the festival of insane the is abolished by the council of Paris.

Births in 1212

Death in 1212

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