Explore 11 historical events from 1160–1169.
The Normans were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in We…
Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland
The Anglo-Normans were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest. They were primarily a combination of Normans, Bretons, Frenchmen, Anglo-Sa…
Norman mercenaries landed at Bannow Bay in Leinster, beginning the Norman invasion of Ireland
Rudolf I was Count of Bregenz, Count of Chur and Count of Lower Raetia from 1097 to his death in 1160. He may well be claimed as the first ruler of a united Vorarlberg.
Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (born 1081)
Fergus of Galloway was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse-Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on r…
Fergus of Galloway, Scottish nobleman
William I, called the Bad or the Wicked, was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. He was the fourth son of Roger II and Elvira of C…
William I of Sicily
Victor IV was elected as a Ghibelline antipope in 1159, following the death of Pope Adrian IV and the election of Alexander III. His election was supported by Emperor Frederick Bar…
Antipope Victor IV
Theobald of Bec was a Norman archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at…
Theobald of Bec, French-English archbishop (born 1090)
Saint Erik, also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memor…
Eric Jedvardsson (King Eric IX) of Sweden (since 1156); (born circa 1120)
Bashnouna was a Coptic saint and martyr.
Saint Bashnouna, Egyptian saint and martyr
The Battle of Monte Porzio was fought on 29 May 1167 between the Holy Roman Empire and the Commune of Rome. The communal Roman army, which one historian has called the "greatest ar…
Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dasse
The Anglo-Normans were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest. They were primarily a combination of Normans, Bretons, Frenchmen, Anglo-Sa…
Norman mercenaries landed at Bannow Bay in Leinster, beginning the Norman invasion of Ireland
The Normans were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in We…
Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland
The Battle of Monte Porzio was fought on 29 May 1167 between the Holy Roman Empire and the Commune of Rome. The communal Roman army, which one historian has called the "greatest ar…
Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dasse
William I, called the Bad or the Wicked, was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. He was the fourth son of Roger II and Elvira of C…
William I of Sicily
Victor IV was elected as a Ghibelline antipope in 1159, following the death of Pope Adrian IV and the election of Alexander III. His election was supported by Emperor Frederick Bar…
Antipope Victor IV
Bashnouna was a Coptic saint and martyr.
Saint Bashnouna, Egyptian saint and martyr
Géza II was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1141 to 1162. He was the oldest son of King Béla the Blind and his wife, Helena of Serbia. When his father died, Géza was still a child…
Géza II, king of Hungary (born 1130)
Theobald of Bec was a Norman archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at…
Theobald of Bec, French-English archbishop (born 1090)
Fergus of Galloway was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse-Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on r…
Fergus of Galloway, Scottish nobleman
Rudolf I was Count of Bregenz, Count of Chur and Count of Lower Raetia from 1097 to his death in 1160. He may well be claimed as the first ruler of a united Vorarlberg.
Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (born 1081)
Saint Erik, also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memor…
Eric Jedvardsson (King Eric IX) of Sweden (since 1156); (born circa 1120)