1147

This page relates to the year 1147 Calendrier Julien.

Events

the Almohades under Abd Al-Mumin, wire of Ibn Tumart, assassinate the last chief Almoravide with Marrakech and make their capital of it.

Mars: Évrard of the Bars becomes the third Large-Master of the Ordre of the Temple. (> 1151).
May: Departure of the Second crusade ordered by the Pope Eugene III, to reconquer Jerusalem (fine in 1149).
October 25th: Second battle of Dorylée. Many crusaders, led by the Germanic emperor Conrad III and the king of France Louis VII, break on the Asia Mineure with the autumn. Mas' ud Ier, wire of Kilij Arslan, tightens to them a series of ambushes around Dorylée. They lose many men.

Attack Norman of Roger II of Sicily on Corfou, the Céphalonie, Corinth, Athens and Monemvasia (autumn).
the plundering of Corinth and Thèbes by the Norman ones (1147 - 1148) and the transfer of their workmen in Sicily carries a fatal blow to the Byzantine industry of silk.

the Almohades under Abd Al-Mumin unload with the Pays of Al-Andalûs (Spain).
Fine of the conquest almoravide (see this article).
July 1st - October 25th: Sit and taken Lisbon by Alphonse Ier of Portugal helped of a anglo-Flemish cross fleet travelling towards the Middle East.
Alphonse Ier of Portugal reconquered Santarém and consolidates its kingdom.
the Christians arrive at Cordoue after having advanced until Grenade.
the pope extends the privileges of the crusade (indulgence) to the Spaniards who took Almeria.
the new populations attached to the Portugal are either Moslem, or Christian (Mozarabes), but they share the same habits and the same language. With the eyes of the men come from north, nothing distinguishes them. One will need the intervention of men of the church eminent so that the Mozarabs are not tiny room in slavery. The bishop Mozarab of Lisbon will pay his life this confusion.

June 11th: Louis VII and Aliénor get under way, with the head of three hundred knights and of a many army, enlarged little by little by several tens of thousands of pilgrims, to take part in the Second crusade.

Louis VII request assistance, subsidy silver, with its vassal to finance the crusade.
Regency of Suger in the absence of Louis VII of France.

Erik Lam is withdrawn in a convent. Three applicants with the throne of Denmark appear, Knut V, Sven III and Valdemar Ier. They appear to get along and share a time the capacity.

Of the Scandinavians, come from the the Orkneys and Norway, takes part in Second crusade. They return by Constantinople (1152).

In Russian chronicles , one refers for the first time to the town of Moscow, founded by Iouri Dolgorouki, wire of Vladimir II Monomaque and prince of Rostov - Souzdal.
Igor Olgovitch, become monk, is assassinated by Kiéviens.
Schism between the metropolis of Kiev and the dioceses of Novgorod, Smolensk, Polotsk and Souzdal. Iziaslav II Mstislavitch had made elect Klim Smoliatitch métropolite of Kiev without the assent of Constantinople.

Beginning of the construction of the Koutoubia of Marrakech with the Morocco (fine in 1158).
Xylography in Europe: impression of figures or capital letters starting from wood engraved.

January 13rd: Robert de Craon, wire of Renaud, lord of Craon, called Burgundian the , 2nd Large Master of the Templiers
Ibn Bassam: Poet Andalusian of Santarém

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