The Holy Roman Empire
Peter H. Wilson
Otto IV of Brunswick, Welf rival to the Hohenstaufen and loser at Bouvines.
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Life
- 1175–1218
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
John, King of England
England
1209–1216
Minamoto no Sanetomo
Japan (Shogunate)
1209–1218
Afonso II of Portugal
Portugal
1211–1218
Erik Knutsson
Sweden
1209–1216
Alfonso VIII of Castile
Spain
1209–1214
James I of Aragon
Spain
1213–1218
Philip II of France
France
1209–1218
Peter II of Aragon
Spain
1209–1213
Emperor Ningzong of Song
China
1209–1218
Theodore I Laskaris
Rome
1209–1218
Henry I of Castile
Spain
1214–1217
Sancho I of Portugal
Portugal
1209–1211
Pope Innocent III
Papacy
1209–1216
Emperor Juntoku
Japan
1210–1218
Ferdinand III of Castille
Spain
1217–1218
Johan Sverkersson
Sweden
1216–1218
William the Lion
Scotland
1209–1214
Wanyan Yongji
China
1209–1213
Emperor Xuanzong of Jin
China
1213–1218
Alexander II of Scotland
Scotland
1214–1218
Henry III of England
England
1216–1218
Emperor Tsuchimikado
Japan
1209–1210
Pope Honorius III
Papacy
1216–1218
Nicholas Laskaris
Rome
1209–1210
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