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Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document

Events Before

  1. Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III

    Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III

  2. Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine

    Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine

  3. Jewish rabbi and philosopher Moses ben Maimon (aka Maimonides or the Rambam) reaches Jerusalem

    Jewish rabbi and philosopher Moses ben Maimon (aka Maimonides or the Rambam) reaches Jerusalem

  4. Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

    Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

  5. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht

Events After

  1. Battle of al-Babein: King Amalric I of Jerusalem fights a Zengid army to a draw over access to Egypt

    The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, during the third Crusader invasion of Egypt.

  2. Battle of Monte Porzio: Holy Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Da

    Battle of Monte Porzio: Holy Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel

  3. Northern Italian towns form the Lombard League

    The Lombard League (Latin: Societas Lombardiae; Italian: Lega Lombarda) was an alliance of cities formed in 1167, and supported by the popes, to counter the attempts by the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman...

  4. Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.

    Sicilian chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.

  5. Giovanni di Struma is elected antipope

    An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who claims to be Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church in opposition to the officially elected pope.

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