1207

1207 (MCCVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1207th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 207th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 13th century, and the 8th year of the 1200s decade. As of the start of 1207, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III.
• Pope Innocent III declares for Philip of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor, a reversal of his previous support for Otto IV.
• King John issued letters patent creating the new Borough of Liverpool

Births

• September 8 – King Sancho II of Portugal
• September 30 – Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet and Sufi mystic (died 1273)
• October 1 – King Henry III of England (died 1272)
• Henry II, Duke of Brabant (died 1248)
• Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and saint (died 1231)
• Philip I of Savoy (died 1285)

Deaths

• January 4 – Simon II, Duke of Lorraine
• June 17 – Daoji, Chinese buddhist monk (born 1130)
• Amaury of Bene, heretic
• Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria
• Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (born 1140)

Monarchs/Presidents

• France – Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongol Empire – Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Venice – Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)
• England – John King of England (reigned from 1199 to 1216)
• Latin Empire of Constantinople – Henry of Flanders (reigned from 1205 to 1216)
• Pope – Innocent III (pope from 1198 to 1216)