Explore 20 historical events from 1100–1109.
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area o…
The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Abbot Hugh of Cluny (born 1024)
Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of…
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Hugh of Cluny, French abbot (born 1024)
Stephen Henry was the count of Blois and Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch. Returning…
Stephen, Count of Blois (born 1045)
Emperor Qinzong of Song, personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty.
Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161)
The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso …
Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the comm
Anselm of Canterbury OSB, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theolog…
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)
Władysław I Herman was the Duke of Poland from 1079 until his death in 1102.
Władysław I Herman, Polish nobleman (born c
Emperor Gaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Gou, courtesy name Deji, was the tenth emperor of the Chinese Song dynasty and the first of the Southern Song dynasty, ruling between 11…
Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1187)
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror", "the Founder" and "the Great" by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until his death on 6 December 1185. He ac…
Afonso I, king of Portugal (died 1185)
Anselm of Canterbury OSB, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theolog…
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Abbot Hugh of Cluny (born 1024)
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Hugh of Cluny, French abbot (born 1024)
Alfonso VI, nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was king of León (1065–1109), Galicia (1071–1109), and Castile (1072–1109).
Alfonso VI, king of León and Castile (born 1040)
Philip I, called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108. His reign of nearly 48 years, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the tim…
Philip I of France (born 1052)
The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso …
Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the comm
Emperor Gaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Gou, courtesy name Deji, was the tenth emperor of the Chinese Song dynasty and the first of the Southern Song dynasty, ruling between 11…
Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1187)
Shlomo Yitzchaki, commonly known by the Rabbinic acronym Rashi (רש"י), was a French rabbi and commentator who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible.
Rashi, French rabbi and commentator (born 1040)
Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of…
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area o…
The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa
Eric I, also known as Eric the Good or Eric Evergood, was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095. He was a son of Sweyn II. His mother's identity remains unkno…
Eric I, king of Denmark (born 1060)
Stephen Henry was the count of Blois and Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch. Returning…
Stephen, Count of Blois (born 1045)
Władysław I Herman was the Duke of Poland from 1079 until his death in 1102.
Władysław I Herman, Polish nobleman (born c
Roger I, nicknamed "Roger Bosso" and "Grand Count Roger", was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101.
Roger I of Sicily, Norman nobleman (born 1031)
Conrad II of Italy, also known as Conrad (III) (12 February 1074 – 27 July 1101), was the Duke of Lower Lorraine (1076–1087), King of Germany (1087–1098) and King of Italy (1093–10…
Conrad II, king of Italy (born 1074)
Hugh d'Avranches, nicknamed le Gros or Lupus, was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester (born c. 1047)
Emperor Qinzong of Song, personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty.
Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161)
Godfrey of Bouillon was a preeminent leader of the First Crusade, and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. Although initially reluctant to take the title …
Godfrey of Bouillon, Frankish knight (born 1016)
Warner of Grez Count of Grez, was a French nobleman from Grez-Doiceau, currently in Walloon Brabant in Belgium. He was one of the participants in the army of Godfrey of Bouillon of…
Warner of Grez, French nobleman, relative of Godfrey of Bouillon