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Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II

Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II

Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II

Events Before

  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

Events After

  1. The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

    The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade.

  2. Richard III of Capua is anointed as prince two weeks before his untimely death

    Richard III of Capua is anointed as prince two weeks before his untimely death

  3. Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death

    Jordan II (Italian: Giordano) was the third son of Prince Jordan I of Capua and Princess Gaitelgrima, a daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno.

  4. Large fire in church of Saint Madeleine of Vézelay, France, kills a thousand pilgrims and seriously damages the church

    Large fire in church of Saint Madeleine of Vézelay, France, kills a thousand pilgrims and seriously damages the church

  5. 'The White Ship' capsizes near the Normandy coast while crossing the English Channel transporting many nobles, including

    'The White Ship' capsizes near the Normandy coast while crossing the English Channel transporting many nobles, including the heir to the English throne, from France to England; about 300 die, only 1 survivor

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