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In 1137 William joined the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, but died of suspected food poisoning during the trip. On his deathbed, he expressed his wish to see king Louis VI of France as protector of his fifteen-year-old daughter Eleanor, and to find her a suitable husband. Louis VI naturally accepted this guardianship and married the heiress of Aquitaine to his own son, Louis VII.
1099
| 1099 • The Kingdom of Jerusalem is founded. |
1123
Age: 24y
birth of childEleanor of Aquitaine France ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1123 • First Council of the Lateran convenes in Rome; it confirms the Concordat of Worms (1122) and demands clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church. |
1137
Apr 9
Age: 38y
| 1137 • Rochester Cathedral is severely damaged by a fire, but is soon rebuilt. |