1198
{{Year in other calendars10021 (MCXCVIII) was
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1160s 1170s 1180s – 1190s – 1200s 1210s 1220s |
| Years: | 1195 1196 1197 – 1198 – 1199 1200 1201 |
1198 Media
Pope Innocent III (r. 1198–1216)
a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1198th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 198th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 12th century, and the 9th year of the 1190s decade.
Events
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Toba, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Tsuchimikado ascends to the throne of Japan
- January 8 – Pope Innocent III ascends Papal Throne
- Frederick II, infant son of German King Henry VI, crowned King of Sicily
Births
- August 24 — King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
- Ertugrul, Turkish leader, father of Osman I (d. 1281)
- Ferdinand III of Castile (d. 1252)
- Sybilla of Lusignan, wife of Leo II of Armenia (d. c. 1230)
Deaths
- January 8 — Pope Celestine III (b. c. 1106)
- March 11 — Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)
- April 16 — Duke Frederick I of Austria (b. c. 1175)
- September 1 — Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1160)
- November 27 — Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)
- December 10 — Averroes, Arab philosopher and physician (b. 1126)
- Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, High King of Ireland
- Alix of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1150)
- William III of Sicily (b. 1190)
- June 2 — Lord Ygo III of Galama, Frisian knight and nobleman (b. 1139)
- William of Newburgh, English historian (b. 1135)