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1130 - Events. February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. 1130 - Births. Eustace IV of Boulogne (approximate date; died 1153) Daoji, Chinese Buddhist monk (died 1209) Baldwin III of Jerusalem (died 1162) Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (died 1176) Zh ...

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Judah Ha-Levi, also Yehudah Halevi, or Judah ben Samuel Halevi(Hebrew רבי יהודה הלוי) (c.1085-1141 CE) was a Jewish Spanish philosopher and poet. He was born at Toledo, southern Castile. Yehuda Halevi - Youth. As a youth Ha-Levi lived a life of pleasure. He mixed pleasure with learning. It is possible that Judah's father, Samuel "the Castilian," sent Judah, who was his only son, to Lucena to be educated in the various branches of Jewish learning at the school of Isaac Alfasi. On th ...

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The Royal Burgh of Burntisland is a burgh in Fife, Scotland on the Firth of Forth. It is known locally for its sandy blue flag beach, the 15th century Rossend Castle, and its traditional summer fair and Highland games day. To the north of the town a hill called "The Binn" is a landmark of the Fife coastline; a volcanic plug, it rises 193m (632ft) above sea level. Burntisland has a population of about 6000 and is a Fairtrade Town. Burntisland - History. Early evidence of human activity in this area h ...

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A bracteate (from the Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold coin produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age, but the name is also used for later produced coins of silver produced in Central Europe during the early Middle Ages. Bracteate - Gold bracteates from the migration period. Gold bracteates commonly denominate a certain type of jewellery, made mainly in the fifth to seventh century AD, represented by some spe ...

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April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There are 255 days remaining. April 20 - Events. 1653 - Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament. 1657 - Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City) granted freedom of religion. 1689 - The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry. 1770 - Lieutenant James Cook's expedition (first voyage) makes first sighting of eastern Australian ...

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The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the other Rhenish archbishoprics— Mainz and Cologne— Trier, as the important Roman provincial capital of Augusta Treverorum, had been the seat of a bishop since Roman times. It was raised to to archepiscopal status during the reign of Charlemagne, whose will mentio ...

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Winchelsea is a small walled town in East Sussex, England, at the southern corner of the Romney Marsh. The present town replaced an earlier town of the same name, now known as Old Winchelsea. The town is part of the civil parish of Camber. Winchelsea - Old Winchelsea. Old Winchelsea was on an island at the then mouth of the River Rother. The old town was recorded as Winceleseia in 1130 and Old Wynchchelse in 1321. Winchelsea - History of Old Winchelsea. ...

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WNYC are the call letters for two public radio stations in New York City. These are two of the most widely listened to public radio stations in the United States. WNYC can be tuned at 820 AM and 93.9 FM on the radio dial in the New York metro area. Established on June 2, 1922, the 820 AM station is one of the oldest in the nation. The 93.9 FM station was added in 1943. The stations were owned by the City of New York until 1995, when the city sought to sell the broadcast licenses for revenue. They were then bought by private citizens through the WNYC Foundation to continu ...

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Daoji (道濟 1130-1209), commonly known as Ji Gong (濟公 or 濟公活佛, Master Ji, Rinpoche Ji Gong), was an Buddhist monk during the Southern Song Dynasty in China. He was born with the name of Li Xiuyuan. (李修缘) Dao Ji was also called Hu Yin (Recluse from the Lake) and Elder Fang Yuan (Square Circle). Daoji - History. He was a monastic at Ling Yin Temple near Hangzhou. Even though his eccentric behavior broke the rules of the vinaya (traditonal code for monast ...

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Constantine Manasses (c. 1130 - c. 1187) was a Byzantine chronicler who flourished in the 12th century during the reign of Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180). He was the author of a Chronicle or historical synopsis of events from the creation of the world to the end of the reign of Nicephorus Botaniates (1081), written by direction of Irene, the emperors sister-in-law. It consists of about 7000 lines in the so-called political metre. It obtained great popularity and appeared in a free prose translation; it was also translated into Slavonic

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Conrad III (1093 - February 15, 1152, Bamberg), the first German king of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Agnes, a daughter of Emperor Henry IV. Conrad was appointed duke of Franconia by his uncle, emperor Henry V, in 1115. One year later he acted as regent for Germany, together with his elder brother, Frederick II of Swabia. At the death of Henry (1125), Conrad un ...

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William of Tyre (c. 1130 - 1185) was archbishop of Tyre and an historian of the Crusades and the Middle Ages. William of Tyre - Early life. William was born in Jerusalem around 1130, one of the second generation of children born to the children of the original European Crusaders in the new Kingdom of Jerusalem. His parents were probably French or Italian in origin, possibly Normans from Sicily. He had a brother named Ralph who was probably a merchant in the kingdom, and the family was certainly non-noble. A ...

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William de Corbeil (d. 1136), archbishop of Canterbury, was born probably at Corbeil on the Seine, and was educated at Laon. He was soon in the service of Ranulf Flambard, bishop of Durham; then, having entered the order of St Augustine, he became prior of the Augustinian foundation at St Osyth in Essex. At the beginning of 1123 he was chosen from among several candidates to be archbishop of Canterbury, and as he refused to admit that Thurstan, archbishop of York, was independent of the see of Canterbury, this prelate refused to consecrate him, and ...

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An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. These antipopes were usually in opposition to a specific person chosen by the papal electors (since the Middle Ages, the College of Cardinals; in the twentieth century, their special secret meeting, called conclave, however applies the age limit for eligibility). Some self-appointed leaders of smaller churches are also called "antipopes." During certain periods of turbulence in the Roman Catholic Church, controversial Papal elections ...

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Anacletus II, born Pietro Pierloni, (d. January 25, 1138) was an Antipope who ruled from 1131 to his death, in a schism against the contested hasty election of Pope Innocent II. Pierloni was born to a powerful Roman family and, as second son, was destined to the Church. He studied in Paris and entered the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny. Later he went to Rome and occupied several important positions. In 1130, Pope Honorius II was dying and Pierloni was determined to succeed him, even if it meant huge bribery. Despite support ...

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1200 - Events. University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France the Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed 1200 - Births. Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died 1278) Adam Marsh, English Franciscan (approximate date; died 1259) John ...

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The Almohad Dynasty (From Arabic الموحدون al-Muwahhidun, i.e. "the monotheists" or "the Unitarians," the name being corrupted in Spanish) were a Berber Muslim religious power which founded the fifth Moorish dynasty in the 12th century, and conquered all northern Africa as far as Egypt, together with Muslim Spain. Almohad - Origins. It originated with Ibn Tumart, a member of the Masmuda, a Berber tribe of the Atlas Mountains. Ibn Tumart was the son of a lamplighter in a mosque and had been not ...

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1182 - Events. Canute VI crowned king of Denmark. Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence. First Sejm, or Polish Parliment, convenes at Łęczyca. Jews expelled from Paris by Philip II of France. Maronites reestablish their affiliation with Catholicism. Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople. Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between Saladin and Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. Béla III of Hungary sacks the city of ...

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1176 - Events. May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel I Comnenus at the Battle of Myriokephalon Construction begins on the London Bridge Cathedral in Sens installs first "horologe" Ab ...

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 48.1 km. (29.9 miles) south-southwest from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). Étampes is a sous-préfecture of the Essonne département, be ...

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