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Heads of State
Year of the Earth Hare己卯( at the beginning of the year Earth Tiger戊寅)
Syria: 1470/71 ( the year in October )
Events
Poltitik and World Affairs
Europe
- September 7: In the election of a pope in St. Peter's Basilica it comes to tumultuous scenes. Rolando Bandinelli is mostly chosen by the cardinals as the successor of Adrian IV Pope and 13 days later, when Pope Alexander III. enthroned. A kaiser friendly minority chooses contrast Octaviano de Monticelli, who then held office as antipope Victor IV.
- Ulrich I of Dürrmenz is hereby Rainald of Dassel Chancellor under Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa.
- Håkon Herdebrei II becomes King of Norway,
- Vineta destruction of the Danish fleet
- The Portuguese conquer Évora and Beja.
- Reconstruction of the city of Lübeck by Henry the Lion
Ersturkundliche mentions
- First mention of Andhausen, Happerswil and Freudenberg (Baden)
Religion
- Rainald of Dassel is Archbishop of Cologne.
- Peter Lombard is Bishop of Paris.
Born
Died
- February 28: Sancha Raimundez, Spanish Infanta (* probably 1095 )
- MARCH 17: Gebhard von Henneberg, 1150-1159 Bishop of Würzburg (c. 1100)
- May 30: Władysław II, Upper Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia ( * 1105)
- June 7: Robert of Newminster, the first abbot of Newminster Abbey
- August 27: Amadeus of Lausanne, Catholic bishop of Lausanne (c. 1110)
- September 1: Adrian IV, the English Pope (c. 1100)