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1177
Years:
1174
1175
1176
-
1177
-
1178
1179
1180
Decades
:
1140s
1150s
1160s
-
1170s
-
1180s
1190s
1200s
Centuries
:
11th century
-
12th century
-
13th century
Events
November 25
-
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
and
Raynald of Chatillon
defeat
Saladin
at the
Battle of Montgisard
.
Leopold I becomes duke of
Austria
.
Manuel I Comnenus
recaptures some of the former
Byzantine
territory lost at the
Battle of Myriokephalon
the previous year.
Benedictus Abbas
becomes abbot of
Peterborough
.
Byland Abbey
is founded in
Yorkshire
by the
Cistercians
.
Casimir II
becomes duke of
Poland
.
The
Cham
destroy
Angkor Wat
.
Sibylla of Jerusalem
marries
William of Montferrat
.
Roger de Moulins
becomes Grand Master of the
Knights Hospitaller
.
Moscow
is burned down and its inhabitants are killed.
Puigcerdà
is founded by
Alfonso I of Aragon
.
February 13
-
Joan Plantagenet
marries
William II of Sicily
.
September 27
-
Pope Alexander III
sends a letter to
Prester John
, believing he is real.
Births
Baldwin V
,
king of Jerusalem
John of Ibelin
, lord of
Beirut
Philip of Swabia
, rival of
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Deaths
William of Montferrat
, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Hugh Bigod
, 1st
Earl of Norfolk
Heads of states
England
- Henry II Curt Mantle,
King of England
(reigned
1154
-
1189
).
France
- Louis VII, King of France (reigned
1137
-
1180
).