1214

Events 
 Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter.
 June 20 – University of Oxford receives its charter.
 July 27 – Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
 Foundation of the German city of Bielefeld.
 The Emperor of Jin China surrenders to the Mongols under Genghis Khan who have been besieging Beijing for a year. He pays a huge ransom and then abandons Northern China, heading for Kaifeng.

 Births 
 April 25 – King Louis IX of France (died 1270)
 Isabella of England, daughter of John of England (died 1241)

 Deaths 
 September 14 – Albert Avogadro, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (born 1149)
 October 5 – King Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1155)
 October 31 – Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1162)
 December 4 – King William I of Scotland
 John de Gray, bishop of Norwich
 Rostislav II of Kiev (born 1173)
 Vsevolod IV of Kiev
 Rurik Rostislavich, Prince of Novgorod
 Steksys, Grand Prince of Lithuania