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Tuesday, July 7, 1198 (Julianian calendar)

March ndash Philip of Swabia is elected King of Germany by his supporters.
July ndash Otto of Brunswick is crowned King of Germany by the House of Welf.
donation of Altavilla: Bohemond I, the new crusader ruler of Antioch grants commercial privileges and the right to use warehouses (fondaco) and the church of Saint John to the Republic of Genoa. This marks the beginning of Italian merchant settlements in the Levant.
John of England captures a party of eighteen French knights many men-at-arms in the ongoing conflict against France."King John" by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 47 King Richard I of England introduces a new Great Seal in an attempt to keep the war against France funded. The government proclaims that charters previously struck with the old seal are no longer valid and must be renewed with a fresh payment."King John" by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 62 The office of Lord Warden of the Stannaries is also introduced to tax the produce of tin mines in Cornwall and Devon."King John" by Warren. Published by University of California Press in 1961. p. 124
Frederick II, infant son of German KingHenry VI, is crowned King of Sicily.
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