1201

Events

 * The of  is chartered as a  by, who landed on the site of the town with 1500 crusaders earlier that year.
 * is elected leader of the, after the death of.
 * supports as, against.
 * The.

Births

 * —, English chronicler (d. )
 * —, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. )
 * —, (d. )
 * , (d. )
 * , 1st king of (d. )
 * , (d. )

Deaths

 * —, Danish archbishop (b. c. )
 * — (b. )
 * —, queen of France and wife of king
 * — (b. )
 * (b. )
 * , founder of monastic order of San Giovanni (born )

Heads of states

 * —, (reigned –)
 * —  (reigned –)
 * — (pope –)