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1159 CE

Pope Alexander III succeeds Pope Adrian IV, as the 170th pope. Tunis is reconquered from the Normans, by the Almohad caliphs. Taira no Kiyomori leaves Kyōto on a personal pilgrimage, giving Fujiwara no Nobuyori and his Minamoto allies the perfect chance to stage an uprising.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • (Approximate date): Churchman Richard FitzNeal is appointed Lord High Treasurer in England, in charge of Henry II of England's Exchequer, an office he will hold for almost 40 years.source

Conflict & Security

  • Taira no Kiyomori leaves Kyōto on a personal pilgrimage, giving Fujiwara no Nobuyori and his Minamoto allies the perfect chance to stage an uprising.source

Religion & Belief

  • September 7 – Pope Alexander III succeeds Pope Adrian IV, as the 170th pope.source
  • Tunis is reconquered from the Normans, by the Almohad caliphs.source

Births

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (d. 1189)source

Deaths

  • May 30 – Wladislaus II, the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)source
  • August 29 – Bertha of Sulzbach, Byzantine Empress (b. 1110s)source
  • September 1 – Pope Adrian IV (b. c. 1100)source
  • October 11 – William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (b. c. 1137)source