What is 1197?
{{Year nav|1197}} {{Year in various calendars|1197}} {{Year article header|1197}} == Events == * [[Amalric II of Jerusalem|Amalric II]] succeeds [[Henry II of Champagne]] as King of [[Jerusalem]]. * [[Theobald III of Champagne|Theobald III]] becomes [[Count of Champagne]]. * The town of [[Arbroath, Angus]], [[Scotland]] is consecrated, and dedicated to [[St Thomas Becket]]. * [[Kaloyan of Bulgaria|Kaloyan]] becomes [[List of Bulgarian monarchs|tsar of Bulgaria]]. * [[Corfu]] is occupied by the [[Genoa|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 == * [[October 22]] — [[Emperor Juntoku]] of [[Japan]] (d. [[1242]]) * [[Amadeus IV of Savoy]] (d. [[1253]]) * [[Raymond VII of Toulouse]] (d. [[1249]]) == Deaths == * January — [[William Longchamp]], [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] and bishop * [[April 28]] — [[Rhys ap Gruffydd]], [[Wales|Welsh]] ruler (b. [[1132]]) * [[September 10]] — [[Henry II of Champagne]] (b. [[1166]]) * [[September 28]] — Henry VI, [[Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. [[1165]]) * [[Marguerite of France (born 1158)|Marguerite of France]], daughter of [[Louis VII of France]] (b. [[1158]]) [[Category:1197| ]]