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.
Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
Events Before
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
According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in
According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland
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
Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan
The siege of the Shirakawa-den (白河殿夜討) was the central event of the Hōgen Rebellion, a succession dispute which broke out after the death of the cloistered Emperor Toba.
Henry II, Duke of Austria, leaves Bavaria
Henry II, Duke of Austria, leaves Bavaria
Events After
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
Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras
Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras
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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