Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios
Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios
Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios
Events Before
Malcolm IV becomes King of Scots
Malcolm IV (Medieval Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Eanric; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of...
Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)
Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)
Damascus surrenders to the Nūr al-Dīn, ruler of Aleppo
Aleppo is a city in northern Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the country's most populous governorate.
Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which unti
Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which until recent years brewed beer in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Roger II dies
Roger II dies
Events After
Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Ottaviano de Montecello is elected Antipope Victor IV
Ottaviano de Montecello is elected Antipope Victor IV
King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame
Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame
More from the 1150s
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitain
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future kings of England to claim France for centuries thereafter
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
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