1144 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1110s 1120s 1130s – 1140s – 1150s 1160s 1170s |
| Years: | 1141 1142 1143 – 1144 – 1145 1146 1147 |
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Events
- Louis VII surrenders to Pope Celestine II and so received a blessing from the pope
- March 12 — Pope Lucius II becomes Pope over Pope Celestine II as the 166th pope.
- December 24 — County of Edessa is beaten by Zengi (see Siege of Edessa).
- Montauban, France, is started.
- Normandy comes under Angevin control through Geoffrey of Anjou.
- Giordano Pierleoni starts the revolutionary Commune of Rome.
- Manuel I Comnenus brings Raymond, Prince of Antioch, under Byzantine influence.
- The Priory in Lesmahagow is started by Benedictine monks.
Births
- Bohemund III of Antioch (d. 1201)
Deaths
- March 8 — Pope Celestine II
- September — Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex
Images for kids
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Geoffrey V (the Fair) (1113–1151)
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