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Year 1199 (MCXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Events

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==== Europe ====

  • January 13 – A short-lived truce is declared, between the Kings Richard I (the Lionheart) and Philip II (Augustus).{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan |last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica |year=1992 |title=The Chronology of British History |publisher=Century Ltd |location=London |pages=73–75 |isbn=0-7126-5616-2}} Two of Europe's most powerful rulers meet on the banks of the Seine River, while shouting terms to one another. With a peace secured, Richard is able to refocus on bringing internal order to the south of the Angevin Empire.Rees, Simon (2006). "King Richard I of England Versus King Philip II Augustus". Military History (published September 2006).
  • March 26 – Richard I besieges the unarmed castle of Châlus-Chabrol, and is shot in the left shoulder with a crossbow, by the French boy Pierre Basile.{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Hywel |title=Cassell's Chronology of World History |url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/129 |url-access=registration |location=London |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |year=2005 |isbn=0-304-35730-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/129 129–131]}} The war between the kingdoms of England and France has become so brutal, that Hugh of Lincoln is warned that "nothing now is safe, neither the city to dwell in nor the highway for travel".King John by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 63
  • April 6 – Richard I dies from gangrene, caused by his crossbow wound. His younger brother, John (Lackland), becomes King of England. Richard's jewels are left to his nephew, Otto IV, King of the Romans.{{cite book |title=King John |first=Lewis |last=Warren |publisher=University of California Press |year=1961 |page=48}} Mercadier, a mercenary captain and Richard's second in command, has Pierre Basile flayed alive and hanged.
  • Roman Mstislavich (the Great), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Volhynia, unites his realm with its westerly neighbor Galicia (after the death of Vladimir II). He makes the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia more powerful than Kiev.
  • Summer – Philip II renews his war against England, supporting the rival claim to the English throne of John's 12-year-old nephew Arthur I, duke of Brittany.
  • Summer – After uncovering a plot against him, Emeric, King of Hungary defeats his brother Duke Andrew in a battle, forcing him into exile in Austria. Thereafter, border clashes occurs between Hungary and Austria.{{cite book |last=Zsoldos |first=Attila |year=2022 |title=Az Aranybulla királya [The King of the Golden Bull] |publisher=Városi Levéltár és Kutatóintézet |page=32 |isbn=978-963-8406-26-2|language=hu}}

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