1209

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1170s  1180s  1190s  – 1200s –  1210s  1220s  1230s
Years:	1206 1207 1208 – 1209 – 1210 1211 1212

1209 is a common year in the 13th century.

Events

• Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209-1218)
• the Franciscans are founded
• Cambridge University founded.
• London Bridge completed
• In August, Simon De Monfort, leader of Albigensian Crusade, takes over Carcassonne
• Genghis Khan conquers Turkestan

Births

• January 5 – Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1272)
• Hajji Bektash Wali, Turkish mystic (died 1271)

Deaths

• November 12 – Phillipe de Plessis, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born 1165)
• Walter Map, Welsh writer (born 1137)
• Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Persian theologian and philosopher (born 1149)