- 1100–1109
Events and trends
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1100
** Henry I becomes King of England.
** Henry I proclaims the Charter of Liberties, one of the first examples of a constitution.
** Baldwin I becomes King of Jerusalem.
** The cities of Kalmar, Kungälv, and Varberg, Sweden are chartered.
** In Iceland, Althing decides that the laws should be transferred to a written form
** Approximate date of the invention ofcheckers .
*1101
**Crusade of 1101 occurs
*1102
** Coronation of Coloman of Hungary in the town of Biograd, adding the Croatian duchies of Slavonia and Dalmatia to the crown of Hungary (Personal union with Hungary).
** Crusaders capture Caesarea Maritima.
** Crusaders defeat an Egyptian invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem near Ascalon.*
1103
** April 27 — Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England
** Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy
** Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks
** The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within theRoman Catholic Church
** Sigurd Jorsalfare, Øystein Magnusson and Olav Magnusson become joint kings of Norway.*
1104
** September 3 — St. Cuthbert reburied in the Durham Cathedral
** TheVenice Arsenal, is founded in Venice.
**Alfonso I of Aragon becomes King of Aragon and Navarre.
** Historian Guibert of Nogent becomes abbot of Notre Dame de Nogent.
** Baldwin I of Jerusalem captures Acre.
** Baldwin II, count of Edessa, is taken prisoner by the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Harran; Tancred becomes regent.
** Kilij Arslan I, Sultan of Rüm, starts a war with the Danishmends.
** The volcano Hekla erupts inIceland , destroying settlements*
1105
** Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor deposed by his son, Henry V
** Tamna kingdom annexed by Korean Goryeo Dynasty.*
1106
** Great Comet of 1106 first sighted. [1]
** September 28 — Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Tinchebrai, and imprisons him in Devizes castle; Edgar Atheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.
** Balaguer, Spain, is captured from the Moors by the count of Urgell.
** Boleslaus III of Poland begins a war against his brother Zbigniew for control of Poland.*
1107
**Emperor Toba ascends the throne ofJapan
*The greatBuddhist centre of learning atNalanda is destroyed by invaders.*
1108
** May — Battle of Uclés
** Consecration of Chichester cathedral.
** Saint Magnus becomes the first earl of Orkney.
** In Pistoia, Italy, Cathedral of San Zeno burned to the ground.
** Alexius I Comnenus and Bohemund I of Antioch negotiate the Treaty of Devol.*
1109
**Battle of Naklo
**Battle of Hundsfeld
**Battle of Głogów
** Fulk of Jerusalem becomes count ofAnjou
** Alfonso I of Aragon marries Urraca of Castile
** Crusaders captureTripoli
** Anselm of Laon becomes chancellor of Laon
** Principality of Nitra ceases to exist after Hungarian King Coloman deposed its last ruler
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