What is 1209?
{{Year nav|1209}} {{Year in various calendars|1209}} {{Year article header|1209}} == Events == * [[Albigensian Crusade]] against [[Cathars]] (1209-1218) * the [[Franciscan]]s are founded * [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] founded. * [[London Bridge]] completed * In August, [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester|Simon De Monfort]], leader of [[Albigensian Crusade]], takes over [[Carcassonne]] * [[Genghis Khan]] conquers [[Turkestan]] == Births == * [[January 5]] – [[Richard, Earl of Cornwall]], Holy Roman Emperor (died [[1272]]) * [[Hajji Bektash Wali]], Turkish mystic (died [[1271]]) == Deaths == * [[November 12]] – [[Phillipe de Plessis]], Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born [[1165]]) * [[Walter Map]], Welsh writer (born [[1137]]) * [[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]], Persian theologian and philosopher (born [[1149]]) [[Category:1209| ]]