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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

Henry I of Limburg loses the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Godfrey of Louvain

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. Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine

    Henry I of Limburg becomes Duke of Lower Lorraine

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

    Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

    Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath

  4. Syrian harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders

    Sidon ( SY-dən), or Saida ( SY-də, SAH-id-ə; Arabic: صيدا, romanized: Ṣaydā), is the third-largest city in Lebanon.

  5. Baldwin VII becomes Earl of Flanders

    Baldwin VII becomes Earl of Flanders

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