By place Byzantine Empire •
Byzantine–Hungarian War: Emperor
John II Komnenos defeats the
Hungarians and their
Serbian allies at the fortress of
Haram (or Chramon), which is modern-day
Nova Palanka.
Europe • February –
Saint-Omer and
Ghent declare for
Thierry (Theoderic) in his challenge to his cousin
William Clito for the
County of Flanders. •
June 17 – King
Henry I of England marries his only legitimate daughter,
dowager Empress
Matilda, to the 14-year-old
Geoffrey Plantagenet ("the Fair"), count of
Anjou, at
Le Mans. •
June 21 –
Battle of Axspoele in Flanders: William, with his Norman knights and French allies, defeats Thierry, who is forced to flee to Bruges and then to
Aalst where he is besieged. •
Jin–Song Wars: Emperor
Gaozong of the
Song dynasty establishes a new capital at
Yangzhou, while the government retreats south, after
Jurchen forces capture the previous capital of
Kaifeng in the
Jingkang Incident.
By topic Religion •
November 24 –
Waverley Abbey is founded by Bishop
William Giffard in the south of England. The first
abbot and 12
Cistercian monks are brought from
L'Aumône Abbey in
Normandy. •
Holyrood Abbey is founded in
Edinburgh by King
David I of Scotland. •
Kelso Abbey is founded by Scottish monks of the
Tironensian Order. • Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the
Knights Templar. The French abbot
Bernard of Clairvaux codifies the rule of the Order.
Hugues de Payens, French
Grand Master of the Order, visits both
England and
Scotland, where he raises men and money for the Order. == Births ==