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Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

Events Before

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Henry IV dies

    Henry IV dies

  4. Louis VI "The Fat," King of France, is crowned at the cathedral in Orléans after his half-brother prevents him from reac

    Louis VI "The Fat," King of France, is crowned at the cathedral in Orléans after his half-brother prevents him from reaching Reims

  5. 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.

Events After

  1. Baldwin VII becomes Earl of Flanders

    Baldwin VII becomes Earl of Flanders

  2. Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.

    Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.

  3. Giovanni Caetani, Chancellor to Pope Paschal II, is elected as his successor, takes the name of Pope Gelasius II

    Giovanni Caetani, Chancellor to Pope Paschal II, is elected as his successor, takes the name of Pope Gelasius II

  4. Alfonso I of Aragon occupies Zaragoza defeating taking Moorish Taifa Zaragoza from the Moors

    Alfonso I of Aragon occupies Zaragoza defeating taking Moorish Taifa Zaragoza from the Moors

  5. Thomas Becket is born

    Thomas Becket is born

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