1216

Events 
 April 10 – Eric X of Sweden dies. He is succeeded by Johan Sverkersson.
 April – Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons' War
 July 24 – Ascension of Pope Honorius III; in the same year, he officially recognises the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order)
 October 19 – Henry III becomes King of England, after the death of King John of England.
 Dresden, Germany becomes a city
 Ballintubber Abbey is founded by King Cathal Crovdearg O'Connor of Connaught in Ireland.

 Births 
 Eric IV of Denmark (d. 1250)
 September 17 – Robert I, Count of Artois (d. 1250)

 Deaths 
 Shota Rustaveli, Georgian poet (b. 1172)
 April 10 – King Eric X of Sweden (b. 1180)
 June 11 – Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire (b. 1174)
 July 16 – Pope Innocent III (b. 1161)
 October 19 – King John of England (b. 1167)