1199: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Events

• John Lackland, becomes King of England

Births

Deaths

• 6 April - Richard I of England, from a crossbow during a minor siege in France
• Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan

Heads of states

• England - Richard I the Lionheart, King of England (reigned 1189 - 1199).
• England - John Lackland, King of England (reigned 1199 - 1216).
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)