Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
Events Before
First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders
First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on
City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade
The Massacre of Jerusalem was a mass slaughter of thousands of Muslims and Jews by the sieging Crusaders in mid-July 1099, following the Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Cru
Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
The First Crusaders begin the siege of Hosn al-Akrad, Syria
The First Crusaders begin the siege of Hosn al-Akrad, Syria
Events After
Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine
Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine
Dedication of the transept and choir of Abbey of Ste Madeleine Vezelay, France, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture
Dedication of the transept and choir of Abbey of Ste Madeleine Vezelay, France, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and an important place of pilgrimage
Maginulf is elected Antipope Sylvester IV
Sylvester IV, born Maginulf, was a claimant to the Papacy from 1105 to 1111 in opposition to Paschal II. A priest before his election, he was probably a native of Rome.
Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
Henry I of Limburg loses the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Godfrey of Louvain
Henry I of Limburg loses the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Godfrey of Louvain
More from the 1100s
English King Henry I marries Princess Matilda of Scotland at Westminster Abbey in London
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I.
Dedication of the transept and choir of Abbey of Ste Madeleine Vezelay, France, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture
Dedication of the transept and choir of Abbey of Ste Madeleine Vezelay, France, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and an important place of pilgrimage
Henry I of Limburg loses the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Godfrey of Louvain
Henry I of Limburg loses the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Godfrey of Louvain
Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli
Evidence of settlement in Tripoli dates back as early as 1400 BCE. Tripoli was originally a Phoenician colony.
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