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Lando Sittino proclaims (anti-)pope Innocent III

Lando Sittino proclaims (anti-)pope Innocent III

Lando Sittino proclaims (anti-)pope Innocent III

Events Before

  1. Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force

    Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. Baldwin ascended to the throne when he was thirteen despite having leprosy.

  2. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa is crowned King of Burgundy

    Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico), was the Holy Roman emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190.

  3. BC A solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom after the Trojan War

    BC A solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom after the Trojan War

  4. Five monks at Canterbury report something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset (only known observation) [1]

    Five monks at Canterbury report something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset (only known observation) [1]

  5. Anti-Pope Callistus III gives the title of pope to Alexander III

    Anti-Pope Callistus III gives the title of pope to Alexander III

Events After

  1. Philip II of France (14) marries first wife Isabella of Hainault (10) at Bapaume

    Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223.

  2. With the death of Manuel I Komnenos, the last Byzantine Emperor of the Komnenian restoration, the Byzantine Empire begin

    With the death of Manuel I Komnenos, the last Byzantine Emperor of the Komnenian restoration, the Byzantine Empire begins its terminal decline

  3. Diet of Gelnhausen; Henry the Lion deprived of the Duchy of Saxony

    Diet of Gelnhausen; Henry the Lion deprived of the Duchy of Saxony

  4. Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against Kiyomori Taira who installed his grandson, Emperor Antoku, to the throne

    Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against Kiyomori Taira who installed his grandson, Emperor Antoku, to the throne

  5. Minamoto no Yoritomo led force of 300 defeated at Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan

    The Battle of Ishibashiyama (石橋山の戦い, Ishibashiyama no tatakai) (referred to as the Battle of Kobayakawa in the Gikeiki) was fought on August 24th, 1180 (Jishō calendar) or September 14th, 1180...

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