1153

Events

* January 6 — Henry of Anjou arrives in England.
* May 24 — Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
* July 12 — Pope Anastasius IV succeeds Pope Eugene III as the 168th pope.
* August 19 - Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
* November 6 — Treaty of Winchester (also known as Treaty of Wallingford): Theobald of Bec reconciles Stephen of England and Matilda, ending "The Anarchy" and allowing Matilda's son Henry of Anjou to succeed as king (in 1154).
* The Angevin dynasty takes control of Gascony and Guyenne.
* Andronicus Comnenus is imprisoned for conspiring against Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.
* Raynald of Chatillon marries Constance of Antioch and becomes Prince of Antioch.
* Taira no Kiyomori assumes control of the Taira clan.
* The city of Oberglatt (present-day Switzerland) is first mentioned in written literature.
* Estimation: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Merv in the Seljuk Empire. [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
* Islam is introduced to the Maldives.

Births

* August 17 — William, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156)
* Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (d. 1224)
* Kamo no Chomei
* William II, King of Sicily (d. 1189)

Deaths

* May 24 — King David I of Scotland (b. 1084)
* July 8 — Pope Eugene III
* August 16 — Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar (at the Siege of Ascalon)
* August 17 — Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. c. 1130)
* August 21 — Bernard of Clairvaux, French churchman (b. 1090)
* December 16 — Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p407.htm thePeerage.com - Person Page 407 ] ] (b. c. 1100)
* Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford (b. 1115)
* Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and historian (b. 1083)

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