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Ottaviano de Montecello is elected Antipope Victor IV

Ottaviano de Montecello is elected Antipope Victor IV

Ottaviano de Montecello is elected Antipope Victor IV

Events Before

  1. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg

  2. According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in

    According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland

  3. Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios

    Battle at Brindisi: Norman-Sicillian King William beats Byzantine fleet under John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios

  4. Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.

    Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.

  5. Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king

    Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king

Events After

  1. King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne

    King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne

  2. Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame

    Maurice de Sully is elected bishop of Paris, will initiate plan to build Notre Dame

  3. Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras

    Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras

  4. Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot

    Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Princess Maria of Antioch in the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, with chariot races to celebrate in the Hippodrome

  5. Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

    Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland

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