1197

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

• Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)
• Amadeus IV of Savoy (d. 1253)
• William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (d. 1230)

Deaths

• September 28 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165)
• Henry II, Count of Champagne
• Rhys ap Gruffydd, ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth (b. 1132)

Heads of states

• England - Richard I King of England (reigned from 1189 to 1199)
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)