Explore 41 historical events from 1170–1179.
Stamira was, according to a long-standing tradition, a heroic self-sacrificing woman who saved the city of Ancona during the 1173 siege by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. …
The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick…
Richard de Lucy, Luci, Lucie, or Lusti, also known as Richard the Loyal, was first noted as High Sheriff of Essex, after which he was made Chief Justiciar of England.
English Crown forces under Richard de Lucy defeat rebels under Robert de Beaumont in the battle of Fornham.
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will…
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take…
al-Malik al-Afdal Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān, or simply Najmadin, was a Kurdish mercenary and politician from Dvin, and the father of Saladin. He is the eponymous ance…
Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician
Engelbert III, a member of the Rhenish Franconian House of Sponheim, was Margrave of Istria from 1124 until his death.
Engelbert III, margrave of Istria
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 (born 1135)
Henry the Young King was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of…
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
Alfonso IX was King of León from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.
Alfonso IX, king of León and Galicia (died 1230)
Diarmait Mac Murchada, was King of Leinster in Ireland from 1127 to 1171. In 1167, he was deposed by the High King of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair. To recover his kingdom, Mac Mu…
Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (born 1110)
Walter de Luci, Abbot of Battle Abbey, was the brother of Richard de Luci, who was Chief Justiciar of England.
Walter de Luci, French-English monk (born 1103)
Henry of Blois, often known as Henry of Winchester, was Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey from 1126, and Bishop of Winchester from 1129 to his death.
Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (born 1111)
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 (born 1151)
One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170. It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the De…
A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevali
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans and Cambro-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Irelan…
Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
Dominic de Guzmán, almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic, was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the patron saint of ast…
Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (died 1221)
Minamoto no Tametomo , also known as Chinzei Hachirō Tametomo , was a Japanese samurai who fought in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156.
Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (born 1139)
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans and Cambro-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Irelan…
Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, the last…