1197

Events 
 Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as King of Jerusalem.
 Theobald III becomes Count of Champagne.
 The town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland is consecrated, and dedicated to St Thomas Becket.
 Kaloyan becomes tsar of Bulgaria.
 Corfu is occupied by the Genoese.
 Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, negotiates a peace with Wales.
 North Crawley is split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley.
 Philip of Swabia marries Irene Angela, daughter of Byzantine emperor Isaac II.

 Births 
 October 22 — Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)
 Amadeus IV of Savoy (d. 1253)
 Raymond VII of Toulouse (d. 1249)

 Deaths 
 January — William Longchamp, Lord Chancellor of England and bishop
 April 28 — Rhys ap Gruffydd, Welsh ruler (b. 1132)
 September 10 — Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
 September 28 — Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1165)
 Marguerite of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1158)