X-Nico

unusual facts about 1189


Vézelay

In 1189, the Frankish and English factions of the Third Crusade met at Vézelay before officially departing for the Holy Land.


Similar

1189 BC | 1189 |

Bernard II de Balliol

Bernard de Balliol is last found in the historical records in the year 1189, at Dover conducting an agreement with the Bishop of Durham at the court of King Richard the Lionheart; he was succeeded in the following year by his cousin Eustace.

Dunkeld

Between 1183 and 1189 the newly formed diocese of Argyll was separated off from that of Dunkeld, which originally stretched to the west coast of Scotland.

Emishi

Minamoto no Yoritomo, a descendant of Emperor Seiwa, finally defeated the Northern Fujiwara in 1189 and established the Kamakura shogunate in 1192.

Frisian participation in the Crusades

In 1189, as they were en route to the Siege of Acre as contingent of the Third Crusade, a fleet of Frisians, Danes, Flemings, and Germans, assisted by a small Portuguese presence, in about 50 ships attacked and took Alvor, massacring its Muslim inhabitants.

Gilbert fitz Roger fitz Reinfried

Gilbert fitz Roger fitz Reinfried, or Gilbert the son of Roger fitzReinfrid, (died about 1220) was an Anglo-Norman feudal baron whose administrative career in England began in the time of Henry II (1154-1189), for whom his father Roger fitzReinfrid had been steward, and continued during the reigns of Richard I, King John, and Henry III.

Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe

According to Magna Britannia, published in 1822, between the reigns of Richard I and Henry III (1189-1272), the manor of Heanton Sachville belonged to members of the Sachville family.

Hugh Cressy

Hugh de Cressy (died 1189), Anglo-Norman administrator and nobleman

Hundred of North Curry

The Hundred was known as Northcuri in 1189 when Richard I gave it to the church in Wells and Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin.

Isaac II Angelos

In 1189 the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa sought and obtained permission to lead his troops on the Third Crusade through the Byzantine Empire; but he had no sooner crossed the border than Isaac, who had meanwhile sought an alliance with Saladin, threw every impediment in his way.

Leopold Eidlitz

Mr. Dudley was a descendant of both Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), of the Massachusetts Bay Corporation, and second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; and Henry II of England (1133–1189) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204).

Matilda of Saxony

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156 – 1189), eldest daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; wife of Henry the Lion

Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester

Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester (died 29 July 1189), also known as Matilda, was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and the daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England and Mabel, daughter of Robert fitz Hamon.

Peter Nolasco

Saint Peter Nolasco (1189–1256), Pere Nolasc in Catalan, Pierre Nolasque in French and Pedro Nolasco in Spanish, is a Catholic saint, born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, Languedoc, today's France, although some historians claim he was born in Barcelona (see Encyclopædia Britannica).

Peter of Corbeil

Peter of Corbeil (died June 3, 1222), born at Corbeil, was a preacher and canon of Nôtre Dame de Paris, a scholastic philosopher and master of theology at the University of Paris, ca 1189.

Port of Hamburg

Founded on 7 May 1189 by Frederick I for its strategic location, it has been Central Europe's main port for centuries and enabled Hamburg to develop early into a leading city of trade with a rich and proud bourgeoisie.

Rosewater, South Australia

The original subdivision of Rosewater was created in 1855 by Philip Levi, when he subdivided Section 1189.

Sason

The region was ruled by the Mamikonian dynasty from around 772 until 1189/1190, when the Mamikonians moved to Cilicia after being dispossessed by Shah-Armen.

Scabby

Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht from 1189 to 1202, who was nicknamed "scabby".

Setnakhte

Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte (or Setnakht) was the first Pharaoh (1189 BC1186 BC) of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and the father of Ramesses III.

Siege of Lovech

The peace lasted until 1189 when, due to the Bulgarian proposal to support the Third Crusade against the Byzantines, Isaac Angelos launched another campaign and suffered a heavy defeat in the Battle of Tryavna, which confirmed the Bulgarian military superiority.

Talbot Shrewsbury Book

It begins in the time of the legendary Aubert and his son Robert le Diable, during the reign of Pepin, father of Charlemagne, the early part up to 1189 being a prose version of Wace’s Roman de Rou.

Tancred, King of Sicily

As soon as William II died, in 1189, Tancred rebelled and seized control of the island, and he was crowned King Tancred I of Sicily early in 1190.

Tegernsee Abbey

The shape of the future however was made plain with the appointment to this Bavarian abbey in 1189 of Abbot Manegold of Berg, son of the Count of Berg, as the result of political intrigue by the Counts of Andechs, Vögte (lords protectors) of Tegernsee, and Bishop Otto of Freising.

The Melville

The Melville is a skyscraper located at 1189 Melville Street in Downtown Vancouver's Coal Harbour neighbourhood.

Trebuchet

The military use of the new gravity-powered artillery culminated in the 12th century during the Siege of Acre (1189–91) which saw the kings Richard I of England and Philip II of France wrestle for control of the city with Saladin's forces.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1189

United Nations Security Council resolution 1189, adopted unanimously on 13 August 1998, after expressing its deep disturbance at the bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 7 August 1998, the Council strongly condemned the terrorist attacks and called on countries to adopt measures to prevent further incidents.

Walkelin de Derby

According to some reports, Walkelin died in 1190 at the Siege of Acre, Jerusalem.

Wickham, Berkshire

A rectory at Wickham seems to have been built during the reign of Henry II (between 1154 and 1189).


see also