Explore 31 historical events from 1150–1159.
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist., venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the…
Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (born 1090)
Baldwin III was the king of Jerusalem from 1143 until his death. Although he only took up sole rule in 1152 and died young, he was the longest-reigning of the 12th-century kings of…
After an eight-year conflict, Baldwin III of Jerusalem wins sole control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Mel
Henry II was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France, an area that was…
The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matilda of Boulogne was the countess of Boulogne in her own right from 1125 and queen of England as the wife of King Stephen from 1135 until her death. She supported Stephen in his…
Matilda of Boulogne (born 1105)
Henry of Scotland was heir apparent to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumbria and the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and h…
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (born 1114)
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 (died 1171)
Adeliza of Louvain was Queen of England from 1121 to 1135 as the second wife of King Henry I.
Adeliza of Louvain (born 1103)