Year 1115 (
MCXV) was a
common year starting on Friday
A common year starting on Friday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Friday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is C. The most recent year of such kind was 2021 and the next one will ...
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
*
September 14 –
Battle of Sarmin
The Battle of Sarmin, also known as the Battle of Tell Danith, took place on September 14, 1115 with Roger of Salerno's Crusader army surprising and routing the Seljuk Turkish army of Bursuq ibn Bursuq of Hamadan. It is also known as the Firs ...
: The Crusaders, under Prince
Roger of Salerno, surprise and rout the
Seljuk Turkish army (some 8,000 men), led by Emir
Bursuq ibn Bursuq Bursuq ibn Bursuq, also known as Bursuk ibn Bursuk (died in 1116 or 1117), was the emir (or lord) of Hamadan.
General
He was the most notable son of Bursuq the Elder. Bursuq ibn Bursuq was a Turkic general in the service of the Seljuq Sultan Mu ...
, at
Sarmin (modern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
). Bursuq barely avoids capture, and escapes with a few hundred horsemen. Roger reoccupies the fortress of
Kafartab
Kafartab ( ar, كفرطاب, also spelled ''Kafr Tab'' or ''Kafar Tab'', known as Capharda by the Crusaders) was a town and fortress in northwestern Syria that existed during the medieval period between the fortress cities of Maarat al-Numan in th ...
, and consolidates his territory around
Antioch.
* The Crusader castle of
Montréal (located in
Jordan) is commissioned by King
Baldwin I of Jerusalem, during an expedition against the Seljuk Turks.
Europe
*
February 11
Events Pre-1600
*660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
* 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming ...
–
Battle of Welfesholz
The Battle of Welfesholz was fought on 11 February 1115 between the Imperial army of the Emperor Henry V and a rebellious Saxon force.
Background
Henry V, scion of the Frankish Salian dynasty and uncontested King of the Romans since 1106, had in ...
: Duke
Lothair of Supplinburg
Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg (1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. He was appointed Duke of Saxony in 1106 and elected King of Germany in 1125 before ...
joins the rebellious Saxon forces, and defeats the German Imperial Army of Emperor
Henry V Henry V may refer to:
People
* Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
* Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125)
* Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161)
* Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227)
* Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...
at
Welfesholz
Welfesholz is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
, in
Saxony-Anhalt (modern
Germany).
*
July 24 –
Matilda
Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:
Animals
* Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder
* Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...
, margravine of
Tuscany, dies at
Bondeno
Bondeno ( Bondenese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about north of Bologna and about northwest of Ferrara.
The municipality of Bondeno contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivi ...
. During her reign she waged an intermittent war with the late Emperor
Henry IV, over the inheritance rights of her fiefs in
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
and Tuscany.
Asia
* The
Jin Dynasty (or Great Jin) is created by the
Jurchen tribal chieftain
Taizu (or Aguda). He establishes a dual-administration system: a Chinese-style
bureaucracy
The term bureaucracy () refers to a body of non-elected governing officials as well as to an administrative policy-making group. Historically, a bureaucracy was a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected offi ...
to rule over northern and northeast
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
* The 19-year-old
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
was head of the Minamoto clan during his lifetime, and son of Minamoto no Yoshichika, son of Minamoto no Yoshiie. He led the Minamoto in the Hōgen Rebellion. Tameyoshi is also known as .
Though he was most famous for his involvement in the Hōge ...
, Japanese nobleman and
samurai, gains recognition by suppressing a riot against Emperor
Toba at a monastery near
Kyoto (approximate date).
Mesoamerica
* The
Mixtec ruler
Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (or 8 Deer) is defeated in battle and sacrificed by a coalition of city-states, led by his brother-in law 4 Wind, at
Tilantongo in the
Mixteca Alta region (modern
Mexico).
By topic
Religion
*
Arnulf of Chocques is accused of sexual relations with a Muslim woman. He is briefly removed from his position as
patriarch of Jerusalem.
*
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard (; french: link=no, Pierre Abélard; la, Petrus Abaelardus or ''Abailardus''; 21 April 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician. This source has a detailed desc ...
, French
scholastic philosopher, becomes master of the cathedral school of
Notre-Dame and meets
Héloïse d'Argenteuil.
*
Clairvaux Abbey is founded by
Bernard, French
abbot and a major leader in the reform of
Benedictine monasticism
Monasticism (from Ancient Greek , , from , , 'alone'), also referred to as monachism, or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role ...
, in
France.
*
Hugh of Saint Victor
Hugh of Saint Victor ( 1096 – 11 February 1141), was a Saxon canon regular and a leading theologian and writer on mystical theology.
Life
As with many medieval figures, little is known about Hugh's early life. He was probably born in the 1090s. ...
, French theologian and writer, joins the
Victorines
The school of St Victor was the medieval monastic school at the Augustinian abbey of St Victor in Paris. The name also refers to the Victorines, the group of philosophers and mystics based at this school as part of the University of Paris.
It w ...
(at the
Augustinian Augustinian may refer to:
*Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine
*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
*Someone who follows Augustine of Hippo
* Canons Regular of Sain ...
Abbey of St. Victor) in
Paris.
Births
*
April 18 –
Gertrude, German duchess and
regent (d.
1143
Year 1143 ( MCXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 8 – Emperor John II (Komnenos) dies of a poisoned arrow wound while ...
)
*
September 18 –
Wu, Chinese empress consort (d.
1197
Year 1197 ( MCXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Emperor Henry VI travels to Italy to persuade Pope Celestine III to c ...
)
*
Aubrey de Vere, 1st
Earl of Oxford
Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, first created for Aubrey de Vere by the Empress Matilda in 1141. His family was to hold the title for more than five and a half centuries, until the death of the 20th Earl in 1703. ...
(approximate date)
*
Berenguer Raymond, count of
Provence (d.
1144
Year 1144 ( MCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events
By place
Levant
* Autumn – Imad al-Din Zengi, Seljuk governor (''atabeg'') of Mosul, attacks the Artuqi ...
)
*
Erling Skakke, Norwegian
nobleman (approximate date)
*
Eustathius of Thessalonica, Byzantine archbishop (d.
1195
Year 1195 ( MCXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
* June 1 – Battle of Shamkor: Georgians defeat the Ildenizids of Azerbaijan.
* July 18 – Battle of Alarcos: Al ...
)
*
Euthymios Malakes Euthymios Malakes ( el, Εὐθύμιος Μαλάκης, ca. 1115 – before 1204) was a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine bishop and writer, closely connected to the intellectual court circles of Constantinople.
He was born ca. 1115 at Thebes, Greece, ...
, Byzantine bishop (approximate date)
*
Fulk I FitzWarin
Fulk I FitzWarin ( born 1115, died 1170/1) (''alias'' Fulke, Fouke, FitzWaryn, FitzWarren, Fitz Warine, etc., Latinised to ''Fulco Filius Warini'', "Fulk son of Warin") was a powerful marcher lord seated at Whittington Castle in Shropshire in En ...
(or Fulke), English nobleman (d.
1170
Year 1170 ( MCLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
* Winter – Egyptian forces led by Saladin invade Palestine and besiege Darum on th ...
)
*
Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, 1st
Earl of Hertford (d.
1152
Year 1152 ( MCLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
* Spring – King Baldwin III and his mother, Queen Melisende, are called to intervene ...
)
*
Hugo Etherianus Hugh Etherianus or Ugo Eteriano (Pisa, 1115–Constantinople, 1182), was an adviser on western church affairs to Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus. Nothing is known of his family apart from a letter sent after his death by the Pope to his brother Le ...
, Italian cardinal and adviser (d.
1182
Year 1182 ( MCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April – Massacre of the Latins: The Eastern Orthodox inhabitants of Con ...
)
*
Joel ben Isaac ha-Levi
Rabbi Yoel ben Isaac ha-Levi (Hebrew: רבי יואל בן יצחק הלוי; - 1200) also known as Rav Yoel of Bonn was a 12th-century German Tosafist, and the father of Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi.
Biography
Born in about 1115 in Mainz, Germany, ...
, German
rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...
and writer (d.
1200
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Boniface I, marquis of Montferrat, sends envoys to Venice, Genoa and other city-states to negotiate a contract for transport to the Levant. Meanwhile, Boniface and various nobles are mustering ...
)
*
Li Tao (or Renfu), Chinese historian and writer (d.
1184
Year 1184 ( MCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* May 20 – Diet of Pentecost: Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) organises a conference ...
)
*
Magnus IV (the Blind), king of
Norway (approximate date)
*
Pedro Fernández de Castro
Pedro Fernández de Castro (Algeciras, 1342), nicknamed ''el de la Guerra'' ('of the War'), was a powerful Galician noble and military figure of the House of Castro, descended by illegitimate lines from the kings of Castile-Leon- Galicia. Pedr ...
, Spanish nobleman (d. 1184)
*
Peter Cellensis
Peter Cellensis, also known as Peter of Celle, Peter of Celles, Pierre de Celle and Peter de la Celle, (c. 1115 in Troyes – 20 February 1183, at Chartres) was a French Benedictine and bishop.
Life
He was born into an aristocratic family of Cham ...
, French
abbot and bishop (d.
1183
Year 1183 ( MCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By area
Byzantine Empire
* Andronicus I Comnenus becomes Byzantine Emperor.
* October – Alexios II Komn ...
)
*
Roger de Pont L'Évêque, Norman archbishop (d.
1181
Year 1181 ( MCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Philip II (Augustus) annuls all loans made by Jews to Christians, and takes a per ...
)
*
Welf VI, margrave of
Tuscany (
House of Welf
The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconia, Franconian family from ...
) (d.
1191
Year 1191 ( MCXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 10 – King Richard I (the Lionheart) leaves Messina for Palestina, ...
)
*
Wichmann von Seeburg, German archbishop (d.
1192
Year 1192 ( MCXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1192nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 192nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year ...
)
*
William V (the Old), marquess of
Montferrat (d. 1191)
Deaths
*
July 8
Events Pre-1600
* 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.
* 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...
–
Peter the Hermit, French religious leader
*
July 24 –
Matilda
Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:
Animals
* Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder
* Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...
, margravine of Tuscany (b.
1046
Year 1046 ( MXLVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Autumn – King Henry III (the Black) travels to Italy to secure the imposition of G ...
)
*
December 22 –
Olav Magnusson, king of
Norway (b.
1099
Year 1099 ( MXCIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
First Crusade
* January 16 – The Crusaders, under Raymond IV, count of Toulouse (Raymond of ...
)
*
December 23 –
Ivo of Chartres
Ivo of Chartres (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; la, Ivo Carnutensis; 1040 – 23 December 1115), also known as Saint Ivo in the Roman Catholic Church, was the Bishop of Chartres, France from 1090 until his death, and an important canonist during the I ...
, French bishop (b.
1040
Year 1040 ( MXL) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Spring – Nikephoros Dokeianos, Byzantine governor of the Catepanate of Italy, is murdered ...
)
*
December 30
Events
Pre-1600
*534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.
*999 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushi ...
–
Theodoric II, duke of
Lorraine
*
Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi, Arab theologian (or
1114
Year 1114 ( MCXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 7 – Emperor Henry V marries Matilda (or Maude), 11-year-old daughter of ...
)
*
Adela of Flanders, queen of
Denmark (b.
1064)
*
Artau II, count of
Pallars Sobirà (approximate date)
*
Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, Mixtec ruler (b.
1063
Year 1063 ( MLXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* May 8 – Battle of Graus: Allied Muslim and Christian troops, under King Sancho ...
)
*
Gerberga (or Gerburge), countess of Provence
*
Godfrey of Amiens
Godfrey of Amiens (French: Geoffroy d'Amiens) (1066–1115) was a bishop of Amiens. He is a saint in the Catholic Church.
Life
Godfrey was born to Frodon his father in 1066 in Moulincourt, in the Diocese of Soissons. When his mother died, his ...
, French bishop (b.
1066
1066 (Roman numerals, MLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
Worldwide
* March 20 – Halley's Comet reaches perihelion. Its appearance is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Asia
* ''un ...
)
*
Leo Marsicanus
Leo Marsicanus (meaning "of the Marsi") or Ostiensis (meaning "of Ostia"), also known as Leone dei Conti di Marsi (1046, Marsica – 1115/7, Ostia), was a nobleman and monk of Monte Cassino around 1061 and Italian cardinal from the 12th cen ...
, Italian cardinal (b. 1046)
*
Mazdali ibn Tilankan, Almoravid governor
*
Odo II (or Eudes), count of
Champagne
*
Reynelm
Reynelm (died 1115) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
Life
Reynelm's origins are unknown, but Gundulf of Rochester, the Bishop of Rochester, may have been his patron, as a letter of 1101 implies that Gundulf ordained him a priest.Barrow "Reinhe ...
(or Reinelm), bishop of
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
*
Shin Arahan, Burmese religious adviser
*
Tanchelm of Antwerp, Flemish priest
*
Turgot of Durham, Scottish bishop
References
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