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
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
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
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
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.
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Events After
King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
King Louis VII of France weds Adele of Champagne
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
Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras
Jean Bodels' mystic play "Jeu de St Nicholas" premieres in Arras
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
Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland
Pastor Frederik forms a convent at Mariengaarde, Friesland
More from the 1150s
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitain
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the future King Henry II of England most of France, allowing future kings of England to claim France for centuries thereafter
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
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
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