What is 1208?
{{Year nav|1208}} {{Year in various calendars|1208}} {{Year article header|1208}} == Events == * [[January 31]] – Inferior Swedish forces defeats the invading danes in [[Battle of Lena]]. * [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]] [[King of Germany]] and rival [[Holy Roman Emperor]] to [[Otto IV]], assassinated in [[Bamberg]] by German Count [[Otto of Wittelsbach]] because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. * With the help of the newly converted local tribes of [[Livonian people|Livs]] and [[Latvians|Letts]], the crusaders initiated raids into part of what is present-day [[Estonia]] and Estonian ancient fight for independence began (lasted until [[1227]]). == Births == * [[February 2]] – King [[James I of Aragon]] (died [[1276]]) * [[Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford]], Constable of England (died [[1275]]) * [[Möngke Khan]] of the Mongol Empire * [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]] (died [[1265]]) * [[Akerian Redfern]] of the Redfern clan == Deaths == * [[April 22]] – [[Philip of Poitou]], Prince-Bishop of Durham * [[June 21]] – [[Philip of Swabia]], king of Germany * [[November 9]] – [[Sancha of Castile]], queen of [[Alfonso II of Aragon]] (born [[1155]]) * Amhaoibh [[O'Rothlain]], Chief of Calruidhe Cuile Cearnadha [[Category:1208| ]]