Year by year · 12th century

1198

1198 in world history: 2 events, 2 births, 4 deaths, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 629 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 8 January

    Lotario dei Conti di Segni is elected Pope Innocent III

    Cardinal Lotario dei Conti di Segni was elected pope after the death of Celestine III and took the name Innocent III. He went on to reassert papal rule over central Italy and launch the Fourth Crusade.

    Pope Innocent III

  2. 8 September

    Philip of Swabia is crowned German king at Mainz

    In Mainz Cathedral, Archbishop Aymon II of Tarentaise, not the Archbishop of Cologne as was usual, crowned Philip of Swabia King of Germany. Elected by the Staufen party while the Welfs chose Otto IV, Philip faced a long civil war.

    Philip of Swabia
ProfileState551 states with a known seat in 1198Open the atlas at 1198 →

Born in 1198 2

Died in 1198 4

States founded 1

States that came to an end 1

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