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Events

Albert I of Brandenburg begins his ruthless program to pacify the Slavic region.
June 11 - Albert I of Brandenburg, also called, The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first Margrave.
August 21 - Sancho III and Ferdinand II, the sons of King Alfonso VII of Castile, divide his kingdom between them upon his death.
October 23 — Battle of Grathe Heath: A civil war in Denmark ends with the death of King Sweyn III. Valdemar I of Denmark becomes king of all Denmark and restores and rebuilds the country.
Henry II of England grants a charter to the merchants of Lincoln (approximate date).

Births

September 8 — King Richard I of England (d. 1199)

Leopold V of Austria (d. 1194)

Hōjō Masako, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo (d. 1225)

Deaths

May 15 — Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince (b. c. 1099)

August 21 — King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1105)

Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria (b. 1111)

King Eystein II of Norway (b. c. 1125)

King Sweyn III of Denmark (b. c. 1125)Further Information

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