1213 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Alix of Thouars, heiress of the duchy of Brittany marries Peter of Dreux; beginning of the Dreux rule in Brittany, which would last until 1514

Births

• March 9 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy

Deaths

• September 12 - Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret

Heads of state

• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)