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Battle of Thielt (Axpoel): William Clito of Normandy defeats the forces of Thierry of Alsace

Battle of Thielt (Axpoel): William Clito of Normandy defeats the forces of Thierry of Alsace

Battle of Thielt (Axpoel): William Clito of Normandy defeats the forces of Thierry of Alsace

Events Before

  1. David I becomes King of Scots

    David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and King...

  2. Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany

    Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany

  3. Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg is crowned German King Lothair III

    Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg (June 1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death.

  4. Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Qinzong

    Emperor Huizong of Song (7 June 1082 – 4 June 1135), personal name Zhao Ji, was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the penultimate emperor of the Northern Song dynasty.

  5. Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders

    Charles the Good (1084 – 2 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges.

Events After

  1. Fulco V's son Godfried marries King Henry I's daughter Mathildis

    Fulco V's son Godfried marries King Henry I's daughter Mathildis

  2. Formal approval of the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes

    The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France. Philip, who was heavily in debt due to his lavish policies and military endeavours, saw the Templars as a way of...

  3. Pope Innocent II is elected

    Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.

  4. Gregorio Papareschi is elected as Pope Innocent II

    Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.

  5. Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

    Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

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