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Events
Europe
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January 8 —Pope Innocent III succeedsPope Celestine III as the 176thpope .
*March -Philip of Swabia is elected King of Germany by his supporters.
*July -Otto of Brunswick is crowned King of Germany by theHouse of Welf .
* Frederick II, infant son ofGerman King Henry VI, is crownedKing of Sicily .Asia
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Emperor Tsuchimikado succeedsEmperor Go-Toba on the throne ofJapan .Births
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August 24 — KingAlexander II of Scotland (d.1249 )
*Ertugrul , Turkish leader, father ofOsman I (d.1281 )
*Ferdinand III of Castile (d.1252 )
*Sybilla of Lusignan , wife ofLeo II of Armenia (d. c.1230 )Deaths
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January 8 —Pope Celestine III (b. c.1106 )
*March 11 —Marie de Champagne , daughter ofLouis VII of France (b.1145 )
*April 16 — Duke Frederick I of Austria (b. c.1175 )
*June 2 — Lord Ygo III of Galama, Frisian knight and nobleman (b.1139 )
*September 1 — Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal, wife of KingSancho I of Portugal (b.1160 )
*November 27 — QueenConstance of Sicily , wife ofHenry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b.1154 )
*December 11 —Averroes ,Arab philosopher and physician (b.1126 )
*Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair ,High King of Ireland
*Alix of France , daughter ofLouis VII of France (b.1150 )
*William III of Sicily (b.1190 )
*William of Newburgh , English historian (b.1135 )
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