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| 1156 • Mosan artists create the Stavelot Triptych, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, as a reliquary to house purported pieces of the True Cross. |
1168
Feb 1
Age: 12y
marriageHenry XII Minden Cathedral ⇓ |
| 1168 • King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe. |
1173
Age: 17y
birth of childHenry XII 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1173 • On the death of Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland, he is succeeded by Mieszko III the Old, and as Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland by Casimir II. |
1189
Jun 28
Age: 33y
| 1189 • Richard Lionheart is crowned as king of England. He immediately begins selling castles, lordships, privileges, and towns to fund his long-anticipated crusade against the Middle East. |