1115 facts for kids

The year 1115 (which is MCXV in Roman numerals) was a normal year that started on a Friday. It was part of the Julian calendar, which was used a long time ago.

Important Events of 1115

• Clairvaux Abbey, a famous monastery, was started by Saint Bernard.
• Anselm of Laon became an archdeacon (a church leader) in the city of Laon.
• Hugh of St. Victor joined a group called the Victorines in Paris.
• Pierre Abélard, a famous thinker, became a canon (another type of church official) at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
• Stephen of England became the count of Mortain in France.
• In the Battle of Welfesholz, Lothair I of Supplinburg won against Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.
• The Jurchen started their own powerful kingdom, the Jin Dynasty, in China.
• The Crusader castle of Montreal was built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem.
• Roger of Salerno's Crusaders stopped the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Sarmin in Syria.
• The Mixtec lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw was defeated in a battle and sacrificed by his brother-in-law and other city-states.

People Born in 1115

• Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare (died in 1153)

People Who Died in 1115

• July 24 – Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (born in 1046)
• November 8 – Godfrey of Amiens, a bishop of Amiens and a Catholic saint.
• Adela of Flanders, who was a queen of Denmark and a regent (ruler for a young king) in Apulia.
• Thierry II, Duke of Lorraine
• King Olaf Magnusson of Norway (born in 1099)
• Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, a ruler of the Mixtec people.

Images for kids

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  Emperor Taizu of Jin (1068–1123)

See also

In Spanish: 1115 para niños