The first cornerstone of Notre Dame de Paris is laid in the year 1163
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1100s - 1110s - 1120s - 1130s - 1140s - 1150s - 1160s - 1170s - 1180s- 1190s
1105-xxxx Ibn Tufail* Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath/philosopher/ astronomer - Guadix, Andalusia, Almoravid Dynasty (1185/c.79)
1112-xxxx Henry II* Duke of Austria, caller Jasomirgott - Austria (1177/c.65)
1112-xxxx Sasaki Hideyoshi* 佐々木 秀義 samurai member of the Minamoto clan - Japan (1184/c.72)
1113-0111 Wang Chongyang* philosopher/poet - China (1170/57)
In the year 1117, the University of Oxford is founded.
In the year 1118, The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.
1133-0305 Henry II of England* Duke of Normandy/King of England - Le Mans, Maine, Kingdom of France (1189/56)
1138-xxxx Casimir II the Just* King of Poland (1194/56)
1145-xxxx Marie of France* Countess of Champagne/daughter of King Louis VII of France - Kingdom of France (1198/c.52)
In the year 1147, the Second Crusade to the Holy Land begins, but is utimately a failure as Jerusalem is forced to capitulate to the surrounding muslim forces.
1147-0509 Minamoto no Yoritomo* 源 頼朝 the founder and the first shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan - Atsuta, Owari Province, Japan (1199/52)
In the year 1150, the University of Paris is founded.
1157-0908 Alexander Neckam* raised as King Richard’s foster-brother in their early years/scholar/abbot – St Albans, England (1217/59)
1157-0908 King Richard I of England* – Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England (1199/41)
In the year 1158, the Hanseatic League is founded.
1158-0xxx Valdemar Knudsen* clergyman/ statesman/illegitimate son of King Canute V of Denmark - Denmark (1236/c.78)
1159-0923 Geoffrey II* Duke of Brittany - England (1186/27)
1162-xxxx Genghis Khan (b Temüjin) founder of the Mongol Empire – Delüün Boldog, Mongolia (1227)
In the year 1163, the first cornerstone of Notre Dame de Paris is laid Pope Alexander III.
1163-xxxx The first stone of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set by
1165-0821 Philip II of France* King of France – Gonesse, France (1223/57)
1169-0501 The Norman invasion of Ireland begins
1170-xxxx The Danes attack Estonia, the making of cheddar cheese is mentioned for the first time
1173-0808 The construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa begins
In the year 1175, King Henry II of England begins living openly with his mistress Rosamund Clifford, and Vordingborg Castle is completed by King Valdemar I of Denmark as a defensive fortress.
In the year 1176, there is an international bardic festival at Cardigan Castle in Wales (the first recorded eisteddfod), and a Japanese sculptor named Unkei completes his Dainichi Nyorai statue (now a National Treasure of Japan).
In the year 1177, the Holy Roman Empire renounces any claims on the territory of Rome (Aug 1), Moscow is burned down by Gleb I, prince of Ryazan, and its inhabitants are killed.
1184-xxxx Jutta of Thuringia* the eldest daughter of Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia - (1235/c.51)
In the year 1187, the Swedish royal and commercial center of Sigtuna is attacked by Karelian and Estonian raiders (Aug),
1187-xxxx Hassan III of Alamut*
1187-0905 Louis VIII of France* King of France – Paris, France (1226/39)
In the year 1189, Richard I ascends the throne of England (Jul 6)
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Updated 12.12.2022
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