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1198
(
MCXCVIII
)
was a
common year starting on Thursday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1198th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 198th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 98th year of the
12th century
, and the 9th year of the
1190s
decade. As of the start of 1198, the Gregorian calendar was
7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
- January 8
?
Pope Celestine III
(b. c.
1106
)
- March 11
?
Marie de Champagne
, daughter of
Louis VII of France
(b.
1145
)
- April 16
? Duke
Frederick I of Austria
(b. c.
1175
)
- September 1
?
Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal
, spouse of King
Sancho I of Portugal
(b.
1160
)
- November 27
? Queen
Constance of Sicily
, wife of
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
(b.
1154
)
- December 10
?
Averroes
,
Arab
philosopher and physician (b.
1126
)
- Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair
,
High King of Ireland
- Alix of France
, daughter of
Louis VII of France
(b.
1150
)
- William III of Sicily
(b.
1190
)
- June 2
?
Lord Ygo III of Galama
,
Frisian
knight and nobleman (b.
1139
)
- William of Newburgh
, English historian (b.
1135
)
