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Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine

Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine

Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine

Events Before

  1. 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.

  2. Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht

    Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht

  3. King William II of England (William Rufus) is killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Fore

    King William II of England (William Rufus) is killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest

  4. Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London

    Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

  5. Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned King of Jerusalem

    Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned King of Jerusalem

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

    Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

  4. 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

  5. Henry IV dies

    Henry IV dies

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