1165 - Events

1165 - Events. November 23 - Pope Alexander III enters Rome. Emperor Rokujō ascends to the throne of Japan. He is one year old. William I becomes King of Scotland. Andronicus I escapes from prison. Henry II of England begins affair with Rosamund Clifford. Henry II of England invades Wales but is forced to retreat. Moslems take Caesarea Philippi from Crusaders. Leipzig gains city and market privileges. 1165 - Births< ...

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First documented in 1015, and endowed with city and market privileges in 1165, Leipzig has always been known as a place of commerce. The Leipzig Trade Fair became an event of international importance; especially as a point of contact to the East-European economic bloc (Comecon) of which East Germany was a member. The foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409 initiated the city's development into a center of the publishing industry, and towards being a location of the German National Library (founded in 1912). Johann Sebastian Ba ...

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