Years: 1189 1190 1191 - 1192 - 1193 1194 1195

Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s - 1190s - 1200s 1210s 1220s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of states

Events

• The Third Crusade ends in disaster. Richard I of England and Saladin negotiate visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City of Jerusalem.
• Richard I of England taken hostage by Leopold V of Austria.
• Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.
• Enrico Dandolo becomes Doge of Venice.

Births

Deaths

• Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan
• April 28 - Conrad of Montferrat
• May 5 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria, last independent ruler of Styria, which is henceforth under common rule with Austria
• August 25 - Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, in Acre

Heads of states

• England - Richard I King of England (reigned from 1189 to 1199)
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)