Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s Years: 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 - 1202 - 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 Events Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. The chronicle of Roger of Wendover is of original value as of this year. Births Deaths Heads of states England - John, King of England (reigned 1199 - 1216). France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223). This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.