1223

Events

• August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France.
• Franciscan Rule is approved by Pope Honorius III.

Births

Deaths

• March 25 - King Afonso II of Portugal, the Fat (b. 1185)
• July 14 - King Philip II of France (b. 1165)
• Giraldus Cambrensis

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)
• Holy See - Honorius III pope (from 1216 to 1227)
• Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Navarre - Sancho VII the Strong King of Navarre (reigned from 1194 to 1234)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)