Battle of Monte Porzio: Holy Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel
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
Events Before
Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine
Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine
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
Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
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 After
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.
Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Becket ( ), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English cleric and statesman who served...
Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete
Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete
Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow
Jocelin (or Jocelyn) (died 1199) was a Scottish Cistercian monk and cleric who became the fourth Abbot of Melrose before becoming Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland.
At the Battle of Myriokephalon, the Byzantines fail to recover Anatolia from Turkish rule
The Battle of Myriokephalon (also known as the Battle of Myriocephalum, Greek: Μάχη του Μυριοκέφαλου, Turkish: Miryokefalon Savaşı or Düzbel Muharebesi) was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and...
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King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot
Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot races to celebrate in the Hippodrome
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.
Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III
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