1143
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Year1143(MCXLIII) was acommon year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- April 8– EmperorJohn II(Komnenos) dies of apoisoned arrowwound while hunting wild boar onMount TaurusinCilicia.He is succeeded by his 24-year-old sonManuel I,who is chosen as his successor, in preference to his elder surviving brotherIsaac.Manuel dispatchesJohn Axouchos,his commander-in-chief (megas domestikos), toConstantinopleahead of him – with orders to arrest Isaac in theGreat Palace.[1]
Levant
[edit]- November 13– KingFulk of Jerusalemdies after a hunting accident inAcre.He is succeeded by his 13-year-old sonBaldwin III– who is crowned as co-ruler alongside his mother, QueenMelisendeonChristmas Day.Due to the political situation theCrusader StatesofTripoli,AntiochandEdessaassert their independence.Raymond of Antiochdemands the return of Cilicia to his principality and invades the province.[2]
Europe
[edit]- Spring – KingConrad IIIgivesBavariato his half-brotherHenry II(Jasomirgott). His wife,Gertrude(daughter of the late EmperorLothair III) dies in childbirth atKlosterneuburg MonasteryinLower AustriaonApril 18.
- October 5–Treaty of Zamora:TheKingdom of Portugalis recognized by KingAlfonso VII(the Emperor) ofLeónandCastilein the presence of his cousin, KingAfonso I of Portugaland papal representatives.
- Adolf II,count ofSchauenburgandHolstein,foundsLübeck– which later becomes one of the leadingHanseaticcities. He divides the conqueredSlaviclands, as part of the eastward expansion inGermany.
- Geoffrey V(the Fair) becomes Count of Anjou upon news of the death of his father Fulk.
England
[edit]- July 1–Battle of Wilton:EarlRobert of Gloucester(illegitimate son of the late KingHenry I) defeats the English forces of KingStephenduring a surprise attack atWilton Abbey.In the darkness, Stephen escapes, while his stewardWilliam Martelfights a rearguard action to delay the pursuers.
- Autumn – Stephen arrestsGeoffrey de Mandeville,1stEarl of Essex,during a meeting of the Royal Court atSt. Albans.He is charged with treason against Stephen, but given his freedom back in return for surrendering his title and castles. Geoffrey becomes an outlaw and fortifiesRamsey Abbey,where he sets up his headquarters to plunder the countryside ofEly.
Africa
[edit]- Normanraiders captureJijel(modernAlgeria).[3]A Norman raid onCeutafails,[4]but at the same time the Normans lead a successful assault againstSfax.[5]
By topic
[edit]Religion
[edit]- September 23– PopeInnocent IIdies atRomeafter a 13-yearpontificate.He is succeeded byCelestine IIas the 165th pope of theCatholic Church.
Literature
[edit]- Robert of Kettonmakes the first European translation of theQur'anforPeter the Venerable,Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete,intoLatin.
Births
[edit]- July 31–Nijō,emperor ofJapan(d.1165)
- Balian of Ibelin,Frenchnobleman(d.1193)
- Beatrice I,Holy Roman Empress (d.1184)
- Fujiwara no Motozane,Japanesewakapoet (d.1166)
- Jigten Sumgön,founder of theDrikung Kagyu(d.1217)
- Konoe Motozane,Japanese nobleman (d. 1166)
- Mu'in al-Din Chishti,Persian preacher (d.1236)
- Philip I(of Alsace), count ofFlanders(d.1191)
Deaths
[edit]- January 12–Leo of Constantinople,Byzantine patriarch
- January 26–Ali ibn Yusuf,ruler of theAlmoravids(b.1084)
- February 6–Hugh II of Burgundy,French nobleman (b. 1084)
- April 8–John II(Komnenos), Byzantine emperor (b.1087)
- April 18–Gertrude,German duchess andregent(b.1115)
- June 24–Ermesinde,French noblewoman (b.1080)
- August 2–Muño Alfonso,Galician military leader
- September 23–Innocent II,pope of theCatholic Church
- September 24–Agnes,daughter ofHenry IV(b.1072)
- November 13–Fulk(the Younger), king ofJerusalem
- December 24–Miles of Gloucester,English nobleman
- Alexander of Telese,Italian chronicler andabbot
- Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin,Irishpoetand writer
- Kogyo-Daishi,JapaneseBuddhistpriest (b.1095)
- William of Malmesbury,English monk and historian
- Yelü Dashi,founder of theQara Khitai(b.1094)
References
[edit]- ^Steven Runciman(1952).A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem,pp. 180–181.ISBN978-0-241-29876-3.
- ^Steven Runciman (1952).A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem,pp. 188–189.ISBN978-0-241-29876-3.
- ^Meynier, Gilbert (2010).L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique: De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518).Paris: La Découverte. p. 71.
- ^Picard C. (1997).La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age.Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
- ^Bresc, Henri (2003)."La Sicile et l'espace libyen au Moyen Age"[Sicily and the Libyan space in the Middle Ages](PDF).Africa: Rivista trimestrale di studi e documentazione dell'Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente(in French).63(2): 187–208.JSTOR25734500.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 9, 2022.