Explore 32 historical events from 1130–1139.
Niels was the King of Denmark from 1104 to 1134. Niels succeeded his brother Eric Evergood and is presumed to have been the youngest son of King Sweyn II Estridson. King Niels acti…
Niels, king of Denmark (born 1065)
Irene of Hungary was the Byzantine empress by marriage to John II Komnenos. The Byzantine Empire was at its height during this period, and her husband, John II, has been regarded a…
Irene of Hungary, Byzantine empress (born 1088)
Alfonso I, called the Battler or the Warrior, was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until his death in 1134. He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his br…
Alfonso the Battler, Spanish emperor (born 1073)
The Battle of Nocera or Scafati was the first major battle of Roger II of Sicily and the first of his two major defeats at the hands of Count Ranulf of Alife.
Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
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
Baldwin II, also known as Baldwin of Bourcq, was the count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118 and the king of Jerusalem from 1118 until his death. He accompanied his kinsmen, the brothers…
King Baldwin II of Jerusalem
Hervey le Breton was a Breton cleric who became Bishop of Bangor in Wales and later Bishop of Ely in England. Appointed to Bangor by King William II of England, when the Normans we…
Hervey le Breton, bishop of Bangor and Ely