Explore 12 historical events from 1150–1159.
Baldwin III was the king of Jerusalem from 1143 until his death. Although he only took up sole rule in 1152 and died young, he was the longest-reigning of the 12th-century kings of…
After an eight-year conflict, Baldwin III of Jerusalem wins sole control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Mel
The Council of Blachernae was a church council in the Byzantine Empire, convened in May 1157 at the imperial Palace of Blachernae, which condemned the newly elected Patriarch of An…
A church council presided over by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos in the Palace of Blachernae investigates the ortho
David I was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen …
David I of Scotland (born 1083)
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ, better known by his regnal name al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, and the twenty-fou…
al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (died 1171)
Ahmad Sanjar was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until 1118, when he became the Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, which he ruled until his death in 1157. His rule from the first …
Ahmed Sanjar, Seljuk sultan (born 1086)
Henry II was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France, an area that was…
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matilda of Boulogne was the countess of Boulogne in her own right from 1125 and queen of England as the wife of King Stephen from 1135 until her death. She supported Stephen in his…
Matilda of Boulogne (born 1105)
Malcolm IV, nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria and Ada de Warenne. The…
Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland
Władysław II the Exile was the high duke of Poland and duke of Silesia from 1138 until his expulsion in 1146. He is the progenitor of the Silesian Piasts.
Władysław II the Exile, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia (born 1105)
Yuri I Vladimirovich, commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy, was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal, acquiring the name Suzdalia during his reign. Noted for successfully curb…
Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1099)
Władysław II the Exile was the high duke of Poland and duke of Silesia from 1138 until his expulsion in 1146. He is the progenitor of the Silesian Piasts.
Władysław II the Exile, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia (born 1105)
The Council of Blachernae was a church council in the Byzantine Empire, convened in May 1157 at the imperial Palace of Blachernae, which condemned the newly elected Patriarch of An…
A church council presided over by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos in the Palace of Blachernae investigates the ortho
Yuri I Vladimirovich, commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy, was a Monomakhovichi prince of Rostov and Suzdal, acquiring the name Suzdalia during his reign. Noted for successfully curb…
Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1099)
Ahmad Sanjar was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until 1118, when he became the Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, which he ruled until his death in 1157. His rule from the first …
Ahmed Sanjar, Seljuk sultan (born 1086)
Jien was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.
Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (died 1225)
Malcolm IV, nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria and Ada de Warenne. The…
Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland
David I was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. The youngest son of King Malcolm III and Queen …
David I of Scotland (born 1083)
Baldwin III was the king of Jerusalem from 1143 until his death. Although he only took up sole rule in 1152 and died young, he was the longest-reigning of the 12th-century kings of…
After an eight-year conflict, Baldwin III of Jerusalem wins sole control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Mel
Henry II was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France, an area that was…
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matilda of Boulogne was the countess of Boulogne in her own right from 1125 and queen of England as the wife of King Stephen from 1135 until her death. She supported Stephen in his…
Matilda of Boulogne (born 1105)
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ, better known by his regnal name al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, and the twenty-fou…
al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (died 1171)
Adeliza of Louvain was Queen of England from 1121 to 1135 as the second wife of King Henry I.
Adeliza of Louvain (born 1103)