Explore 10 historical events from 1100–1109.
Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of…
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area o…
The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa
Stephen Henry was the count of Blois and Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch. Returning…
Stephen, Count of Blois (born 1045)
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Abbot Hugh of Cluny (born 1024)
Anselm of Canterbury OSB, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theolog…
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)
The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso …
Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the comm
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Hugh of Cluny, French abbot (born 1024)
Emperor Qinzong of Song, personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty.
Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161)
Władysław I Herman was the Duke of Poland from 1079 until his death in 1102.
Władysław I Herman, Polish nobleman (born c
Emperor Gaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Gou, courtesy name Deji, was the tenth emperor of the Chinese Song dynasty and the first of the Southern Song dynasty, ruling between 11…
Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1187)
Anselm of Canterbury OSB, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theolog…
Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (born 1033)
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Abbot Hugh of Cluny (born 1024)
Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Hugh of Cluny, French abbot (born 1024)
The Battle of Uclés was fought on 29 May 1108 during the Reconquista period near Uclés just south of the river Tagus between the Christian forces of Castile and León under Alfonso …
Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the comm
Emperor Gaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Gou, courtesy name Deji, was the tenth emperor of the Chinese Song dynasty and the first of the Southern Song dynasty, ruling between 11…
Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1187)
Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of…
King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area o…
The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa
Stephen Henry was the count of Blois and Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch. Returning…
Stephen, Count of Blois (born 1045)
Władysław I Herman was the Duke of Poland from 1079 until his death in 1102.
Władysław I Herman, Polish nobleman (born c
Emperor Qinzong of Song, personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty.
Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161)