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1136

Peter Abelard writes the Historia Calamitatum, detailing his relationship with Heloise

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1135

Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I. Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I and widow of Henry V opposes Stephen and claims the throne as her own

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1134

Robert of Ketton and Herman of Carinthia travel throughout France, the Byzantine Empire, and the Crusader States.

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1133

Durham Cathedral is completed

Construction of Exeter Cathedral begun

June 4 - Lothair III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Innocent II

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1132

Tughril II starts his rule of Iraq.

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1131

Fulk of Anjou and Melisende become King and Queen of Jerusalem.

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1130

- 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.
- Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille become joint kings of Norway. Start of the civil war era in Norway.

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1129

Emperor Toba begins his cloistered rule, sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Emperor Shirakawa's son.

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1128

Rome

Pope Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the Knights Templar (the medieval warrior monks who protected pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land).

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1127

Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II.

First coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily.