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==== Europe ====
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[William X, Duke of Aquitaine|William X]] ('''the Saint'''), duke of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]], dies while on a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]] (modern [[Spain]]). On his deathbed, he expresses his wish to see King [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] ('''the Fat''') of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] as protector of his 15-year-old daughter [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Eleanor]], and to find her a suitable husband.
* [[July 25]] &ndash; Louis VI sends his 16-year-old son [[Louis VII of France|Louis Capet]] with an escort of 500 knights to [[Bordeaux]], along with Abbot [[Suger]] in charge of the wedding arrangements. Louis and Eleanor are married in the [[Bordeaux Cathedral|Cathedral of Saint-André]]. France unites Aquitaine and its territories to the [[Pyrenees]]. 
* [[August 1]] &ndash; Louis VI dies of [[dysentery]] at [[Paris]] after a 29-year reign. He is succeeded by Louis Capet (known as Louis VII) as [[List of French monarchs|King of France]]. During his accession the [[Burgess (title)|burgesses]] of [[Orléans]] and [[Poitiers]] revolt – who wish to organise [[Medieval commune|communes]] (creating independent [[city-state]]s).
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV]], count of [[county of Barcelona|Barcelona]], is married to Princess [[Petronilla of Aragon]] (only 1-year-old) – whose father, King [[Ramiro II of Aragon]], seeks aid from Barcelona against King [[Alfonso VII of León and Castile|Alfonso VII]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]], abdicates the throne in favor of Ramon on [[November 13]].
* [[October 30]] &ndash; [[Battle of Rignano]]: [[Sergius VII of Naples|Sergius VII]], duke (''[[magister militum]]'') of [[Duchy of Naples|Naples]], is defeated by the Sicilian forces under King [[Roger II of Sicily]]. Sergius is killed and Roger establishes direct control over Naples – nominating his 17-year-old son [[Alfonso of Capua]] as the new duke.
* [[December 4]] &ndash; Emperor [[Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor|Lothair III]] dies at [[Breitenwang]] in [[Tyrol]], while retreating from Italy after a [[mutiny]] among his troops. His son-in-law [[Henry X, Duke of Bavaria|Henry X]] ('''the Proud'''), duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], inherits the [[Duchy of Saxony]].
* An [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravid]] fleet of 37 ships attack the coasts of southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], under [[Italo-Norman|Norman]] rule.{{sfn|Picard|1997}}