1215
Years:
1212 1213 1214 - 1215 - 1216 1217 1218Decades:
1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240sCenturies:
12th century - 13th century - 14th century
Events
- June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the king's power.
- August - King John rejects the Magna Carta, leading to English civil war ( the First Barons' War).
- November 11 - The Fourth Lateran Council meets, adopting the doctrine of Transubstantiation, meaning that bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ.
- Beijing captured and staked by Mongols, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China.
- Fourth Council of the Lateran
- Otto IV deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by Frederick II (King 1212-1250).
- Mongol army led by Gengis Khan conquers Beijing.
- Dominican Order founded, according to some sources
Births
- April 25 - Louis IX of France (died 1270)
- September 23 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (died 1294)
- Pope Celestine V (died 1296)
- Pope John XXI (died 1277)
- David VII Ulu, King of Georgia (died 1270)
Deaths
- July 5 - Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1141)
- Bertran de Born, French soldier and troubadour
- Eustace, Bishop of Ely, Lord Chancellor of England and bishop