1153
*
January 6 -
Henry of Anjou arrives in
England.
*
May 24 -
Malcolm IV becomes
King of Scotland.
*
July 9 -
Anastasius IV becomes
pope.
*
November 6 -
Treaty of Winchester (also known as
Treaty of Wallingford).
Theobald of Bec reconciles
Stephen of England and
Matilda, ending "
The Anarchy" and allowing Matilda's son Henry of Anjou to succeed as king (in
1154).
* The
Angevin dynasty takes control of
Gascony and
Guyenne.
*
Andronicus Comnenus is imprisoned for conspiring against
Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.
*
Raynald of Chatillon marries
Constance of Antioch and becomes
Prince of Antioch.
*
Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the
Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother
Melisende, and also
captures Ascalon.
*
Taira no Kiyomori assumes control of the
Taira clan.
* First mention of
Oberglatt in written literature.
*Estimation:
Constantinople, capital of the
Byzantine Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from
Merv in the
Seljuk Empire.[
1]
*
Islam is introduced to the
Maldives.
*
August 17 -
William, Count of Poitiers (died
1156)
*
Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (died
1224)
*
William II,
King of Sicily (died
1189)
*
May 24 - King
David I of Scotland (born
1084)
*
July 8 -
Pope Eugene III*
August 17 -
Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of
Stephen of England*
August 21 -
Bernard of Clairvaux, French churchman (born
1090)
*
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester*
Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford (born
1115)
*
Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and historian (born
1083)
*
Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar, at the siege of Ascalon
