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Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

Events Before

  1. Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders

    Charles the Good (1084 – 2 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges.

  2. Battle of Thielt (Axpoel): William Clito of Normandy defeats the forces of Thierry of Alsace

    Battle of Thielt (Axpoel): William Clito of Normandy defeats the forces of Thierry of Alsace

  3. Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa

    Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa

  4. Fulco V's son Godfried marries King Henry I's daughter Mathildis

    Fulco V's son Godfried marries King Henry I's daughter Mathildis

  5. Formal approval of the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes

    The downfall of the Knights Templar was initiated by King Philip IV of France. Philip, who was heavily in debt due to his lavish policies and military endeavours, saw the Templars as a way of...

Events After

  1. Louis VI,I the Younger, crowned King of France

    Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young (French: le Jeune) to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180.

  2. Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor

    Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor

  3. Henry II of England is born

    Henry II of England is born

  4. Storm flood ravages Zeeland County

    Storm flood ravages Zeeland County

  5. Norman nobles recognize Stephen of Blois as King of England

    Norman nobles recognize Stephen of Blois as King of England

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Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II

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