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1112 CE

Ramon Berenguer III ("the Great"), count of Barcelona, obtains the county of Provence through his marriage to the heiress, Douce I. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as Nice (modern France). Henry, Count of Portugal, dies from wounds received during a siege at Astorga. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son Afonso I, but his mother Theresa desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes regent. Spring – Malik Shah, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, begins incursions into Anatolia. He marches on Philadelphia with his army, but is halted by the Byzantines under Gabras, governor of the Theme of Chaldia.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • February 3 – Ramon Berenguer III ("the Great"), count of Barcelona, obtains the county of Provence through his marriage to the heiress, Douce I. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as Nice (modern France).source
  • The Margraviate of Baden is founded by Herman II.source

Conflict & Security

  • April 10 – The Crusaders fight their way back to Acre (modern Israel).source
  • Spring – Seljuk forces under Toghtekin, Turkic governor of Damascus, intervene at Tyre, and force King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to raise the siege.source
  • Spring – Malik Shah, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, begins incursions into Anatolia. He marches on Philadelphia with his army, but is halted by the Byzantines under Gabras, governor of the Theme of Chaldia.source

Religion & Belief

  • Gallus Anonymus, Polish chronicler and historian, begins to write Gesta principum Polonorum, to Bolesław III.source
  • Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland has his half-brother Zbigniew blinded and thrown into a dungeon in Tyniec Abbey. Archbishop Martin I excommunicates Bolesław for committing this terrible crime.source
  • Easter – The citizens of Laon in France, having proclaimed a commune, murder Bishop Waldric in his cathedral.source

Economy & Finance

  • Salzwedel in the Altmark (modern Germany) is founded.source

Crime & Justice

  • Otto ("the Rich"), count of Ballenstedt, is appointed duke of Saxony by Emperor Henry V, but is later stripped of his title.source

Births

  • February 3 – Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir, was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mustazhir and Ismah.source
  • Henry IV ("the Blind"), count of Luxembourg (d. 1196)source
  • Sasaki Hideyoshi, Japanese samurai (d. 1184)source
  • Henry II (Jasomirgott), duke of Austria (d. 1177)source
  • García IV ("the Restorer"), king of Navarre (d. 1150)source
  • Mahaut of Albon, countess of Savoy (d. 1148)source
  • Sibylla of Anjou, countess of Flanders (d. 1165)source

Deaths

  • May 13 – Ulric II (or Udalrich), Italian noblemansource
  • May 22 – Henry, Count of Portugal, dies from wounds received during a siege at Astorga. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son Afonso I, but his mother Theresa desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes regent.source
  • October 5 – Sigebert of Gembloux, French chroniclersource
  • October 12 – Kogh Vasil ("the Robber"), Armenian rulersource
  • November 3 – Anna Vsevolodovna, Kievan princesssource
  • George II (or Giorgi), king of Georgia (b. 1054)source
  • Kyansittha, king of the Pagan Empire (or 1113)source
  • Easter – Waldric, English Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Laon, murdered (b. 1050)source
  • Vukan I, Grand Prince of Serbia (b. 1050)source
  • Elimar I (or Egilmar), count of Oldenburg (b. 1040)source
  • Su Zhe, Chinese politician and historian (b. 1039)source
  • Baldric of Noyon, bishop of Tournai (b. 1099)source
  • Fakhr-un-Nisa, Arab scholar and calligraphersource
  • Ghibbelin (or Gibelin), archbishop of Arlessource