1219

Years: 1216 1217 1218 - 1219 - 1220 1221 1222

Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

• Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade
• The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse

Ongoing events

• Fifth Crusade (1217-1221)

Births

• Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259)
• Frederick II of Austria (died 1246)
• Guillaume de Gisors, grand master of the fictional Priory of Sion (died 1307)

Deaths

• February 13 - Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (born 1192)
• May 5 - King Leo II of Armenia (born 1150)
• Raymond-Roupen of Antioch
• John de Courcy, knight and Earl of Ulster (born 1160)
• Peter of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople
• Yolanda of Flanders, wife and regent of Peter of Courtenay
• David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
• William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (born 1146)
• Ryngold, Grand Prince of Lithuania
• Jayavarman VII, ruler of the Khmer Empire (born 1181)
• Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel