What is 1214?
{{Year nav|1214}} {{Year in various calendars|1214}} {{Year article header|1214}} == Events == * [[Simon Apulia]] becomes [[Bishop of Exeter]]. * [[June 20]] – [[University of Oxford]] receives its [[charter]]. * [[July 27]] – [[Battle of Bouvines]]: In [[France]], [[Philip II of France]] defeats [[John of England]]. * Foundation of the [[Germany|German]] city of [[Bielefeld]]. * The [[Emperor]] of [[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)|Jin]] [[China]] surrenders to the [[Mongols]] under [[Genghis Khan]] who have been besieging [[Beijing]] for a year. He pays a huge ransom and then abandons [[Northern China]], heading for [[Kaifeng]]. == Births == * [[April 25]] – King [[Louis IX of France]] (died [[1270]]) * [[Isabella of England]], daughter of [[John of England]] (died [[1241]]) == Deaths == * [[September 14]] – [[Albert Avogadro]], Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (born [[1149]]) * [[October 5]] – King [[Alfonso VIII of Castile]] (born [[1155]]) * [[October 31]] – [[Leonora of England]], queen of [[Alfonso VIII of Castile]] (born [[1162]]) * [[December 4]] – King [[William I of Scotland]] * [[John de Gray]], bishop of Norwich * [[Rostislav II of Kiev]] (born [[1173]]) * [[Vsevolod IV of Kiev]] * [[Rurik Rostislavich]], Prince of Novgorod * [[Steksys]], Grand Prince of Lithuania [[Category:1214| ]]