Explore 32 historical events from 1130–1139.
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
The Battle of Ourique took place on 25 July 1139, in which the Portuguese forces of Afonso Henriques defeated those led by the Almoravid wāli (governor) of Córdoba, Muhammad Az-Zub…
Battle of Ourique: The Almoravids, led by Ali ibn Yusuf, are defeated by Prince Afonso Henriques who is proclaimed…
Conon was a Basilian abbot at Naso, Sicily.
Conon of Naso, Basilian abbot (died 1236)
Emperor Konoe was the 76th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Konoe of Japan (died 1155)
Pope Innocent II, born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as pope was contr…
Pope Innocent II confirms in the treaty of Mignano the investiture of the sons of Roger II of Sicily to their fiefs…
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 Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire, England. English forces under…
Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.
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
Eleanor of Aquitaine was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife…
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Prince Louis, later King Louis VII of France, at the Cathedral of Saint-André in Bordeaux.
Adalbert I von Saarbrücken was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1111 until his death. He played a key role in opposing Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the Investiture Controver…
Adalbert of Mainz, German archbishop
Louis VI, called the Fat or the Fighter, reigned as King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137. Like his father Philip I, Louis made a lasting contribution to centralizing the institutio…
Louis VI, king of France (born 1081)
Eric II the Memorable was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. He was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled the kingdom from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebell…
Eric II, king of Denmark
Abu Ja'far al-Mansur ibn al-Faḍl al-Mustarshid bi'llah usually known by his regnal name Al-Rashid bi'llah was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1135 to 1136. He succeeded his fath…
Abbasid Caliph al-Rashid Billah flees from Bagdhad, which had been besieged by an army of the Seljuk Turks under…
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l-Fath Mas'ud bin Muhammad was the Seljuq Sultan of Iraq and western Persia in 1133–1152.
Seljuk Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud enters Baghdad after he besieged it for fifty days and the flight of Abbasid…
The Siege of Baghdad was a fifty-day blockade of Baghdad, the seat of the Abbasid caliphs, in 1136.
Following the surrender of Baghdad, Seljuk Sultan Mas'ud replaces Abbasid caliph Al-Rashid Billah with his uncle…
Petronilla, whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella, was Queen of Aragon (1137–1164) from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 11…
Petronilla of Aragon (died 1173)
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)
Abu Mansur al-Faḍl ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir better known by his regnal name Al-Mustarshid Billah was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 1118 to 1135. He was son of his predecessor, c…
Al-Mustarshid, Abbasid caliph (born 1092)
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
Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem, also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regula…
Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (born 1060)