1223 - Definition and Overview

Events

• July 14 - In France, Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father. He is crowned king on August 6.
• Franciscan Rule approved by Pope Honorius III

Births

Deaths

• July 14 - King Philip II of France
• Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
• Giraldus Cambrensis
• March 25 - King Afonso II of Portugal, the Fat

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)