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Heads of State

Year of the Earth- sheep己未( at the beginning of earth - horse戊午)

Syria: 1450/51 ( the year in October )

  • 3.1 Exact date of death unknown

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • English Civil War 1135-1154
  • March 29: The Knights Templar is confirmed by the bull Omne optimum date by Innocent II and reports directly to the Pope. He was thus exempt from the tax, may even raise taxes and lend money at interest.
  • July 25: Creation of the National State Portugal: Alfonso appointed after the victory over the Moors at the Battle of Ourique for the first King of Portugal and so justified the independence of Portugal from Castile -Leon.
  • Henry the Lion awards Polabien with its main castle Ratzeburg as a fief to Count Henry of Bath Wide.
  • The Holsten ( Holsteiner, Stormarner and Dithmarsch ) conquer the land of Wagrians ( Abodrites ).
  • Leopold IV Duke of Bavaria is.
  • Eberhard, the first Count of Sayn.
  • Vsevolod II was Grand Duke of Kievan Rus.
  • Zengi besieged unsuccessfully Damascus.

City rights and Ersturkundliche mentions

  • First mention of Bever, Bressaucourt, Bure, Bursinel, Champfèr, Courcelon, Courgenay, Courtemaîche, Develier, Epauvillers, Fischer Bach, Gamburg, Gaugenwald, Glovelier, Istein, Jenin, Koppigen, Langnau im Emmental, Montfaucon, Ocourt, Rot am See, rüegsau, Saint- Ursanne, Schlatter, Steinach, Tegernau, Unterharmersbach, Unterheinriet, Wittershausen, Wanna and Gengenbach
  • Reims receives city rights.

Religion

  • Second Lateran Council, which confirmed the Simonieverbot, introduces celibacy for priests and excommunicated Roger II of Sicily, takes place. Also the use of crossbows in combat is forbidden among Christians at the Council.
  • Foundation of St. Sebastian Brotherhood Gymnich, one of the oldest fraternities Protect the Federal territory

Born

  • Jakuren, Japanese poet († 1202)

Died

  • January: Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (* 1076 )
  • June 23: Andreas von Kuik, Bishop of Utrecht (* unknown)
  • JUNE 30: Otto of Bamberg, sainted Bishop of Bamberg ( * 1060 )
  • JULY 16: Walram III. Paganus ( the heath ), Count of Arlon and Count of Limburg (* unknown)
  • October 20: Henry the Proud, was Duke of Bavaria ( 1126-1138 ) and Saxony ( 1137-1139 ) (* 1108 )
  • December: Roger of Salisbury, Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor (* unknown)

Exact date of death unknown

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