First Barons' War 1215–1217

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Key battles

• Battle of Lincoln (1217)

Who lived through the First Barons' War

Well-known people alive during 1215–1217:

• Genghis Khan (1162–1227) — founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
• Rumi (1207–1273) — Iranian poet
• Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) — Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
• Fibonacci (1170–1240) — Italian mathematician (c.1170–c.1240/50)
• Saadi (1210–1292) — Persian poet
• Kublai Khan (1215–1294) — founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294)
• Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) — Georgian poet
• Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) — German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
• Louis IX of France (1214–1270) — King of France from 1226 to 1270 (1214–1270)
• Innocent III (1160–1216) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
• John, King of England (1166–1216) — King of England from 1199 to 1216
• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1195–1250) — King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
• Nasreddin (1208–1284) — philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes
• Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) — Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
• Gregory IX (1170–1241) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
• Anthony of Padua (1195–1231) — Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
• Ögedei Khan (1186–1241) — Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)
• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) — Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)
• Batu Khan (1205–1255) — Khan of the Golden Horde
• Celestine V (1215–1296) — 13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
• Philip II of France (1165–1223) — King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223)
• Honorius III (1148–1227) — head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227
• Saint Dominic (1170–1221) — founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
• Urban IV (1185–1264) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
• Henry III of England (1207–1272) — King of England from 1216 to 1272

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