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Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler

Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler

Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler

Events Before

  1. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army t

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade

  2. Isabella of Jerusalem marries Conrad of Montferrat at Acre, making him de jure King

    Sibylla (Old French: Sibyl; c. 1159 – 25 July 1190) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1186 until her death in 1190.

  3. Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus

    Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior,…

  4. King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern-day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

    Acre ( AH-kər, AY-kər), known in Hebrew as Akko and in Arabic as Akka, is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies a strategic location, sitting in a…

  5. 85-year-old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Celestine III

    85-year-old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Celestine III

Events After

  1. Philip II of France marries Ingeborg, daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark, in Amiens and requests an annulment immedi

    Philip II of France marries Ingeborg, daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark, in Amiens and requests an annulment immediately after on the grounds of non-consummation; the bride disputes

  2. Major fire at Chartres Cathedral, France, leads to it rebuilt as the high point of French Gothic style

    Chartres Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, lit. 'Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres') is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is...

  3. Sverre [Sigurdsson] is crowned King of Norway after years of dispute

    Sverre [Sigurdsson] is crowned King of Norway after years of dispute

  4. Palermo, Sicily, is conquered by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI

    Henry VI (German: Heinrich VI.; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his...

  5. Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI crowned King of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral

    Henry VI, a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death.

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