1201
| Years: 1198 1199 1200 – 1201 – 1202 1203 1204 | |
| Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s – 1200s – 1210s 1220s 1230s | |
| Centuries: 12th century – 13th century – 14th century | |
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Events
- The town of Riga was chartered as a city.
- Boniface of Montferrat is elected leader of the Fourth Crusade, after the death of Theobald III of Champagne.
Births
- October 9 – Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. 1274)
Deaths
- March 21 – Absalon, Danish archbishop
- July 29 – Agnes of Meran, queen of Philip II of France
- September 5 – Constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161)
- Theobald III of Champagne
Heads of states
- England – John I, King of England (reigned 1199 – 1216).
- France – Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223).
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