1186 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1186: Encyclopedia - 1186
1186 - Events. John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter. January 27 - Constance of Sicily marries Henry (the future Henry VI, Holy Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Of Tripoli: Encyclopedia Ii - County Of Tripoli - History
The beginnings of the County came in 1102, when Count Raymond IV of Toulouse, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, began a lengthy wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Neckam: Encyclopedia - Alexander Neckam
Alexander Neckam (September 8, 1157 - 1217), was an English scientist and teacher. He was born at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 19: Encyclopedia - August 19
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining. August 19 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constance Of Sicily: Encyclopedia - Constance Of Sicily
Constance of Sicily (1154 – November 27, 1198) was in her own right Queen of Sicily, became German Empress as the wife of the Holy Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culavamsa: Encyclopedia - Culavamsa
The Culavamsa, also Chulavamsa, (Pāli: "lesser chronicle") is a historical record, written in the Pāli language, of the kings of Sri La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Of Tripoli: Encyclopedia - County Of Tripoli
The County of Tripoli was the last of the four major Crusader states in the Levant to be created. Some prominent cities that were part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallit: Encyclopedia - Tallit
The tallit (Modern Hebrew טַלֵּית) or tallet (Sephardi Hebrew טַלֵּית), also called talles (Yiddish), is a prayer shawl "cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William I Of Scotland: Encyclopedia - William I Of Scotland
William I "the Lion" ( known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garm1 or William the Rough), (1142/1143 - December 4, 1214) reigned as King of Scotland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Ayyubid Dynasty
The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origins which ruled Egypt, Syria, and northern Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1158: Encyclopedia - 1158
1158 - Births. September 23 - Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (died 1186) Marguerite of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (died 11...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ögedei Khan: Encyclopedia - Ögedei Khan
Ögedei, (also Ögädäi, Ögedäi, Ogotai, etc.) (1186-1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan. He succeeded his father to rule as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia - Emperor
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1218: Encyclopedia - 1218
1218 - Ongoing events. Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) 1218 - Births. February 12 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (died 1256) May 1 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1225: Encyclopedia - 1225
1225 - Events. 1225 - Births. Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian (died 1274) Saint Isabel of France, daughter of Louis VIII of Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaron Of Lincoln: Encyclopedia - Aaron Of Lincoln
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia. Aaron of Lincoln, English financier; born at Lincoln...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angevin Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Angevin Empire - History
The lands of Normandy and England had been in personal union since the time of the Norman Conquest. The prospect of a union between the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agnes Of Courtenay: Encyclopedia Ii - Agnes Of Courtenay - Dynasty
The Courtenay family ruled the County of Edessa, the furthest north of the Crusader states. Joscelin I of Courtenay, an ally of Baldwin I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin Of Ibelin - Family
In 1157 Baldwin married Richilde of Bethsan, with whom he had the following children: Thomas of Ibelin, lord of Ramla (died 1188) Eschiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin V Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin V Of Jerusalem - Baldwin's Succession And Death
Agnes died around 1184 and Baldwin IV finally succumbed to his leprosy in 1185, leaving Baldwin V as king with Raymond III as his regent....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldwin I Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldwin I Of Constantinople - Latin Emperor
The imperial crown was offered to, and refused by, Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice. The choice then lay between Baldwin and Boniface of Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raymond Iii Of Tripoli: Encyclopedia Ii - Raymond Iii Of Tripoli - Raymond And The Nobles' Party
Raymond also was drawn into the developing strife in the kingdom. Economically, the opposing sides were the established barons who drew r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stefan Nemanja: Encyclopedia Ii - Stefan Nemanja - Stefan Nemanja 1166-1199
Stefan Nemanja was born in today's Montenegro. His rise to power began somewhere around 1166 when he rebelled against his older brother T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balian Of Ibelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Balian Of Ibelin - Early Life
He was the son of Barisan of Ibelin, and brother of Hugh and Baldwin. His father had been a knight in the County of Jaffa, and had been r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Count Of Flanders: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Count Of Flanders - Count Of Flanders
His reign began in 1157, while he acted as regent and co-count for his father Thierry, who was frequently away on crusade. He defeated Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 18: Encyclopedia Ii - May 18 - Births
May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sopot: Encyclopedia Ii - Sopot - History
Historical population of Sopot Sopot was founded as an old Slavonic (Pomeranian) stronghold in the 7th century. Initially it was a tradin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silistra: Encyclopedia Ii - Silistra - History
Founded as a Roman fortress named Durostorum in 29 AD, the settlement became an important military centre of Moesia and grew into a city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Persia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Persia - Rulers After The Advent Of Islam In Iran
List of kings of Persia - Arab caliphs rule. All Persian provinces fell under The Arabic Caliphate from 661 to 867. Umayyad dynasty, 6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Of Jaffa And Ascalon: Encyclopedia Ii - County Of Jaffa And Ascalon - History
Jaffa was fortified by Godfrey of Bouillon after the First Crusade in 1100, and was unsuccessfully claimed by Daimbert of Pisa, the first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Damascus: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Damascus - Ummayad Dynasty
Rulers of Damascus - Ummayad emirs. Khalid ibn al-Walid (635-636) Abu Ubaid (636-637) Amr ibn al-Aas (637-640) Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan (6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Aleppo: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Aleppo - Byzantines
Rulers of Aleppo - Sultanate of Aleppo 1094–1260. Seljuq Dynasty in Aleppo and Damascus: Ak Sunkur Qasim al-Awla, Governor of Aleppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Lusignan - Crusader Kings
The Lusignans were among the French nobles who made great careers in the Crusades. An ancestor of the later Lusignan dynasty in the Holy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kozan Adana: Encyclopedia Ii - Kozan Adana - History
Sis (also known as Sissu, Sision, later Flavias or Flaviopolis) has had an important place in Armenian Apostolic Church ecclesiastical hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Dynasty
Sibylla was raised by her great-aunt, the abbess Ioveta of Bethany, sister of former Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, who founded the conven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svend Aagesen: Encyclopedia Ii - Svend Aagesen - Family
Svend Aagesen was born into a magnate-family, which counts several known names. The oldest known family member that we know of with some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Zeduan: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhang Zeduan - The Qingming Scroll
Zhang Zeduan's most famous painting is Qingming Shanghe Tu (清明上何圖 qīng míng shàng hé tú). It is a very wide (around 30 fee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thierry Count Of Flanders: Encyclopedia Ii - Thierry Count Of Flanders - Life
After the murder of his cousin Charles the Good in 1127, Thierry claimed the county of Flanders as grandson of Robert I, but William Clit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ta Prohm: Encyclopedia Ii - Ta Prohm - History
Ta Prohm was one of the first temples begun in Jayavarman VII's massive building program. The temple's modern name means "old Brahma", bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Early Life
According to the saga, Sverre was born in 1151 to Gunnhild and her husband Unås, a comb maker from the Faeroes. When Sverre was five, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - Mughal-safavid Rivalry Ca. 1500-1747
Early in the sixteenth century, Babur, who was descended from Timur on his father's side and from Genghis Khan on his mother's, was drive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isaac Ii Angelus: Encyclopedia Ii - Isaac Ii Angelus - Family
The identity of Isaac's first wife is unknown, but her name, Herina, is found on the necrology of Speyer Cathedral, where their daughter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A. Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author Robert G. Albion, maritime history Gar Alperovitz, American his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conrad Of Montferrat: Encyclopedia Ii - Conrad Of Montferrat - Conrad And The Crusader States
However, feeling that his service had been insufficiently rewarded, wary of Byzantine anti-Latin sentiment (his youngest brother Renier h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair: Encyclopedia Ii - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair - Early Life
Conchobar Maenmaige took his nickname from the territory of Maenmaigh (the plain surrounding Loughrea to the west, north and north-east) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bohemund Iii Of Antioch: Encyclopedia Ii - Bohemund Iii Of Antioch - Prince Of Antioch
In 1164, Bohemund and Raymond III of Tripoli marched out to relieve Harim, under siege from Nur ad-Din, but when Nur ad-Din retreated Boh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of Brittany - Duchy Of Brittany
Incorporation of Brittany into the Carolingian empire ensured that the political and social institutions were similar to those prevaling ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - History
Duklja - Early. De Administrando Imperio from the 10th century mentions it in the story of the province of Dalmatia: Now, the said Cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Bronze Age
The early Bronze age culture is commonly believed to have grown out of Beaker roots, with some Wessex and Unetice influence. In the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A. Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author Robert G. Albion, maritime history Gar Alperovitz, American his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Arrival In Jerusalem
Guy was a son of Count Hugh VIII of Lusignan, in Poitou, France, at that time under Queen Eleanor, her third son Richard Lionheart, and h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enns City: Encyclopedia Ii - Enns City - History
The first settlements in the area of the mouth of the Enns river to the Danube date back to 4000 years ago. Celts settled the land around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hattin: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hattin - Background
Guy of Lusignan became king of Jerusalem in 1186, in right of his wife Sibylla, after the death of Sibylla's son (and Guy's stepson) Bald...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saladin: Encyclopedia Ii - Saladin - Fighting The Crusaders
On two occasions, in 1171 and 1173, Saladin retreated from an invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. These had been launched by Nur ad-Din...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - Historical Development
Emperor - Europe. In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarchy developed: in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gesta Danorum: Encyclopedia Ii - Gesta Danorum - Gesta Danorum
In sixteen books, written in Latin on the invitation of Archbishop Absalon, it describes Danish history and to some degree Scandinavian h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Punjab: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Punjab - The Rise Of Sikh Power
The Punjab presented a picture of chaos and confusion when Ranjit Singh took the control of Sukerchakias misal. The edifice of Ahmad Shah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engelbert Ii Of Berg: Encyclopedia Ii - Engelbert Ii Of Berg - Archbishop Of Cologne And After
Engelbert was elected Archbishop of Cologne as Engelbert I on 29 February 1216 and was consecrated on 24 September 1217, in which office ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Bruce: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Bruce - High King Of Ireland
Edward Bruce - Historical Background. By the early 14th century, Ireland had not had a High King since Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Canonical Status And Organisation
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an inseparable member of the one, holy, synodal and apostolic church and is organised as a self-governin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Cathedral - History
King Henry II of England approved the election of Hugh of Avalon, a Carthusian monk and later canonized a saint, as Bishop of Lincoln in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Ancient History
The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March 21, 1935. The name was used in the West due to the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallit - Historical Origin
There is much confusion among the masses as to the origins of the tallit. In actuality, the actual four-cornered garment began with no re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Bulgarian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Bulgarian Monarchs - List Of Bulgarian Rulers
List of Bulgarian monarchs - Legendary rulers. Avitokhol (Attila) (153–453) (according to history, (445–453) Ernakh (453–603) (a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - History
History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins. The history of western astrology can now be traced back to ancient Babyl...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Topic Pages Ii - 17
This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Roman Rule
In 56 BC the area was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar. The Venetian notables were killed or sold off as slaves. The Romans ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Fall Of Jerusalem
Immediately the chief concern in the kingdom was checking Saladin's advance. In 1187 Guy attempted to relieve Saladin's siege of Tiberias...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Bruce: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Bruce - Early Life
Edward was a son of Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale and Marjorie of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick. His date of birth is unknown, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Neolithic
The westernmost extensions of the Villeneuve-Saint-Germain culture, based on a linearbandkeramic tradition are found in eastern Brittany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Mesolithic
The best-known mesolithic sites from Brittany are the cemeteries on the islands of Hoëdic (10 graves) and Téviec (9 graves) in Morbihan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Iron Age
A variety of tribes are mentioned in Roman sources, like the Veneti, Armoricani, Osismii, Namnetes and Coriosolites. Strabo and Poseidoni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - County Of Tripoli: Encyclopedia Ii - County Of Tripoli - Vassals Of Tripoli
County of Tripoli - Lordship of Gibelet. The ancient city of Byblos became the seat of the lordship of the Genovese family of Embriaco,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - Lord Of Cyprus
In 1191, Guy left Acre with a small fleet and landed at Limassol. He was seeking support from Richard Lionheart, whose vassal he had prev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duklja: Encyclopedia Ii - Duklja - Name
"Doclea" was the name of the region during the early period of the Roman Empire. It is believed to originate from the name of an early Il...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conrad Of Montferrat: Encyclopedia Ii - Conrad Of Montferrat - Early Life
Conrad was the second son of Marquess William V of Montferrat, "the Elder", and his wife Judith of Babenberg. He was a first cousin of Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair: Encyclopedia Ii - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair - Successors And Descendants
Ruaidri was once more recalled to be king, though only briefly and ended his days as a monk at Cong. Cathal Carragh killed Connor mac Cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair: Encyclopedia Ii - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair - Assassination
This successful first act was denied a sequel when in 1189 Conchobar was killed by Manus mac Flann O Finaghty, Aodh mac Brian (his first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair: Encyclopedia Ii - Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobhair - King Of Connacht
In 1186 warfare finally erupted between father and son, and "by the contests between both the Connacians were destroyed." At length, "by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conrad Of Montferrat: Encyclopedia Ii - Conrad Of Montferrat - Conrad In The Byzantine Empire
In 1179, following the family's alliance with Manuel I Comnenos, Conrad led an army against Frederick Barbarossa's forces, then commanded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conrad Of Montferrat: Encyclopedia Ii - Conrad Of Montferrat - Conrad In Fiction And Film
The Monferrine court was Occitan in its literary culture, and provided patronage to numerous troubadors. Bertran de Born and Peirol menti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engelbert Ii Of Berg: Encyclopedia Ii - Engelbert Ii Of Berg - Early Life
Engelbert was born in 1185 or 1186, younger son of Count Engelbert I of Berg (d 1189) and his wife Margarete of Guelders at Schloss Burg,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Early Middle Ages
Around 500 AD, the Roman troops were withdrawing. Some British authors (Nennius, Gildas) mention Britons fleeing to Armorica to escape th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of Brittany - Kings And Dukes Of Brittany
Duke of Brittany - Kings of the Bretons. Nominoe (r.841-851), as a missus dominicus of the Emperor Louis the Pious, a count of Vannes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engelbert Ii Of Berg: Encyclopedia Ii - Engelbert Ii Of Berg - Death
Engelbert earned the respect and love of his subjects through his devotion to justice and his energy in maintaining law, and took great p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guy Of Lusignan: Encyclopedia Ii - Guy Of Lusignan - King-consort Of Jerusalem
When Baldwin IV finally succumbed to his leprosy in 1185, Baldwin V became king, but he was a sickly child and died within a year. Guy we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - Ghaznavid And Ghorid Rule
Out of the Samanid Dynasty came the first great Islamic empire of the region, the Ghaznavid Empire, whose warriors, forged an empire that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svend Aagesen: Encyclopedia Ii - Svend Aagesen - Life And Education
It is likely that he was educated on some monastery in Denmark, but given his knowledge of classic antiquity, which he displays in his wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svend Aagesen: Encyclopedia Ii - Svend Aagesen - Writing
His service with the King, does not seem to have diminished his desire to write, on the contrary it seems. The first thing we know he has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallit - Blessings
Tallit - When putting on a Talit Katan. The tzitzis are first inspected to make sure they are properly intact before wearing the talit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Death
Guy was released from his imprisonment in Damascus in 1188, when Saladin realized that returning him would cause strife in the crusader c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Sibylla's Reign
Sibylla had shown great cunning and political prowess in her dealings with the members of the opposition faction. She inherited her mothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallit - Kinds Of Tallit
There are two kinds of tallit — tallit gadol and tallit katan. Tallit - Tallit gadol. The tallit gadol (traditionally known as tallé...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Rise To Power
Upon Sverre's initial contact, the Birkebeiners had been reduced to a ragtag army of brigands and vagabonds with no more than 70 men, acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thierry Count Of Flanders: Encyclopedia Ii - Thierry Count Of Flanders - Family
His first wife, Marguerite or Suanhilde, died in 1133, leaving only one daughter, Laurette of Flanders, who married four times: Iwain, C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallit - Terminology
The word tallit in Modern Hebrew is pronounced tah-LEET, or [ta.lít] in IPA, with the stress on the final syllable. Less common today, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - The Bagler War
During spring 1196 the Bagler party was formed at Halør in Denmark in opposition against Sverre. Their leaders were Nikolas Arnesson, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sverre Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sverre Of Norway - Troubled Reign
Now that the dissatisfied priest and his band of vagrants and outcasts had become King and rulers of Norway, Sverre worked to consolidate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Succession
Sibylla attended her son's funeral, arranged by her uncle Joscelin III of Courtenay. For security an armed escort garrisoned Jerusalem. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sibylla Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Sibylla Of Jerusalem - Baldwin Iv's Reign
Agnes of Courtenay, now back at court, advised her son to have Sibylla married to the newly-arrived Frankish knight Guy of Lusignan, her ...   » Read the article