Explore 26 historical events from 1120–1129.
Richard III was count of Aversa and prince of Capua briefly in 1120 between his anointing on 27 May and his death; he was the only son and heir of Robert I of Capua. He was an infa…
Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death
Uijong, personal name Wang Hyŏn, was the 18th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (died 1173)
Alexander I, posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, sister of…
Alexander I of Scotland (born 1078)
Vladimir II Monomakh was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. Prince Monomakh distinguished himself in 83 large-scale campaigns into Polovtsian lands (Cumania), which made Polov…
Vladimir II Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev
Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1086)
Empress Matilda, also known as Empress Maud, was Holy Roman Empress as the consort of Emperor Henry V from 1110 until his death in 1125, and was subsequently a claimant to the Engl…
Former Empress Matilda, daughter and designated heiress of king Henry I of England, marries Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count
Jordan II was the third son of Prince Jordan I of Capua and Princess Gaitelgrima, a daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno. He was, from at least May 1109, the lord of Nocera, an…
Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death.
The Battle of São Mamede took place on 24 June 1128 near Guimarães and is considered a seminal event on the process that led to the foundation of Portugal as an indepentent kingdom…
Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her love
William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Rober…
William Clito defeated Thierry of Alsace in a battle over the succession to the title of Count of Flanders
Tyre is a city in Lebanon, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Euro…
The city of Tyre falls to the Venetian Crusade after a siege of nineteen weeks.
Emperor Shirakawa was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (born 1053)
The Battle of São Mamede took place on 24 June 1128 near Guimarães and is considered a seminal event on the process that led to the foundation of Portugal as an indepentent kingdom…
Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her love
Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Fatak, better known as al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi, was a senior official of the Fatimid Caliphate in the early 12th century, during the reign of al-Amir.
Al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi, Fatimid vizier (born c. 1086)
Empress Matilda, also known as Empress Maud, was Holy Roman Empress as the consort of Emperor Henry V from 1110 until his death in 1125, and was subsequently a claimant to the Engl…
Former Empress Matilda, daughter and designated heiress of king Henry I of England, marries Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count
William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Rober…
William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (born 1102)
William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of Rober…
William Clito defeated Thierry of Alsace in a battle over the succession to the title of Count of Flanders
Uijong, personal name Wang Hyŏn, was the 18th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (died 1173)
Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably h…
Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (died 1192)
Morphia of Melitene was queen consort of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1118 until her death. She was an Armenian by ethnicity and a Melkite Greek Orthodox Christian. Her father, Ga…
Morphia of Melitene, Queen of Jerusalem
Vladimir II Monomakh was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. Prince Monomakh distinguished himself in 83 large-scale campaigns into Polovtsian lands (Cumania), which made Polov…
Vladimir II Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev
Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1086)
Richeza of Berg was Duchess of Bohemia from 1111 to 1117 and again from 1120 until 1125, by her marriage with the Přemyslid duke Vladislav I.
Richeza of Berg, Duchess of Bohemia (born c.1095)
Cosmas of Prague was a Czech priest, writer and historian.
Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian priest and historian (born 1045)
Alexander I, posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Alba (Scotland) from 1107 to his death. He was the fifth son of Malcolm III and his second wife, Margaret, sister of…
Alexander I of Scotland (born 1078)
Tyre is a city in Lebanon, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Euro…
The city of Tyre falls to the Venetian Crusade after a siege of nineteen weeks.
Eystein Magnusson, also called Eystein I, was King of Norway from 1103 to 1123 together with his half-brothers Sigurd the Crusader and Olaf Magnusson, although since Olaf died befo…
Eystein I, king of Norway (born 1088)
Emperor Taizu of Jin, personal name Aguda, sinicised name Min, was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He was originally the chieftain of the Wan…
Emperor Taizu of Jin (born 1068)
Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II, born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate …
Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture…
Vitalis of Savigny was the canonized founder of Savigny Abbey in Manche and of the Congregation of Savigny (1112).
Vitalis of Savigny, Catholic French saint and itinerant preacher (born 1060)
Ralph d'Escures was a medieval Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester, and then Archbishop of Canterbury. He studied at the school at the Abbey of Bec. In 1079 he entered the abbey of …
Ralph d'Escures, archbishop of Canterbury
Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II, born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate …
Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture…
The Battle of Didgori was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Empire at the narrow place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, on August 12, 1121. The l…
Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander…
Richard III was count of Aversa and prince of Capua briefly in 1120 between his anointing on 27 May and his death; he was the only son and heir of Robert I of Capua. He was an infa…
Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death
Jordan II was the third son of Prince Jordan I of Capua and Princess Gaitelgrima, a daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno. He was, from at least May 1109, the lord of Nocera, an…
Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death.