Explore 12 historical events from 1130–1139.
Sancho Garcés VI, called the Wise was King of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194. He was the first monarch to officially drop the title of King of Pamplona in favour of King…
Sancho VI, king of Navarre (died 1194)
Stephen of Penthièvre, Count of Tréguier, 3rd Lord of Richmond was a Breton noble and a younger son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre and Agnes of Cornouaille, sister of Hoël II, Duke …
Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (born c
Victor IV was an antipope for a short time, from March to 29 May 1138.
Antipope Victor IV gives up his claim to the papacy due to the instigation of Bernard of Clairvaux
Adjutor is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France. Ad…
Adjutor, French knight and saint
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near th…
The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bis
Alfonso VII, called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain…
Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain)
Hugo de Paganis, commonly known in French as Hugues de Payens or Payns, was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c
Geoffrey VI was Count of Nantes from 1156 to 1158. He was also known as Geoffrey of Anjou and Geoffrey FitzEmpress. He was the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda. His …
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (died 1158)
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, as part of a wide…
The Crusades: The siege of Shaizar ended, and the Emir of Shaizar became a vassal of the Byzantine Empire
Magnus the Strong, also known as Magnus Nilsson, was a Danish duke who ruled Götaland in southern Sweden from the 1120s to c. 1132. It is disputed whether he was elected king by th…
Magnus Nielsen (born 1106), Danish duke
Conon was a Basilian abbot at Naso, Sicily.
Conon of Naso, Basilian abbot (died 1236)
Victor IV was an antipope for a short time, from March to 29 May 1138.
Antipope Victor IV gives up his claim to the papacy due to the instigation of Bernard of Clairvaux
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by the papacy between 1095 and 1291 against Muslim rulers for the recovery and defence of the Holy Land, as part of a wide…
The Crusades: The siege of Shaizar ended, and the Emir of Shaizar became a vassal of the Byzantine Empire
Stephen of Penthièvre, Count of Tréguier, 3rd Lord of Richmond was a Breton noble and a younger son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre and Agnes of Cornouaille, sister of Hoël II, Duke …
Stephen, Count of Tréguier Breton noblemen (born c
Hugo de Paganis, commonly known in French as Hugues de Payens or Payns, was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Knights Templar (born c
Alfonso VII, called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain…
Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain)
Emperor Huizong of Song, personal name Zhao Ji, was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the penultimate emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. He was also a very wel…
Emperor Huizong of Song (born 1082)
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near th…
The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bis
Geoffrey VI was Count of Nantes from 1156 to 1158. He was also known as Geoffrey of Anjou and Geoffrey FitzEmpress. He was the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda. His …
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (died 1158)
Magnus the Strong, also known as Magnus Nilsson, was a Danish duke who ruled Götaland in southern Sweden from the 1120s to c. 1132. It is disputed whether he was elected king by th…
Magnus Nielsen (born 1106), Danish duke
Sancho Garcés VI, called the Wise was King of Navarre from 1150 until his death in 1194. He was the first monarch to officially drop the title of King of Pamplona in favour of King…
Sancho VI, king of Navarre (died 1194)
Adjutor is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France. Ad…
Adjutor, French knight and saint