Year by year · 13th century
1205
1205 in world history: 5 events, 1 birth, 4 deaths and 5 states founded. 654 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Philip of Swabia is crowned a second time at Aachen
Philip of Swabia, elected King of the Romans in 1198, was crowned again at Aachen, the traditional coronation site, by the Archbishop of Cologne, his former opponent. The repeated ceremony cleared the taint of his first coronation.
Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaeans at the Battle of Adramyttion
Latin crusader forces under Henry of Flanders defeated an army of the Empire of Nicaea, led by Constantine Laskaris, at Adramyttion. Nicaea was one of the Greek states founded after the Fourth Crusade took Constantinople in 1204.
Battle
Battle of the Olive Grove of Koundouros
The Battle of the Olive Grove of Koundouros was fought in Messenia in the south-western Peloponnese in 1205.
In the profiles
Second Bulgarian EmpireKaloyan destroys the Latin crusader army at Adrianople and captures Emperor Baldwin I
Principality of AchaeaCrusaders defeat the Greeks at the Olive Grove of Koundouros
Born in 1205 1
Died in 1205 4
States founded 5
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