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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]] gives [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] to his half-brother [[Henry II, Duke of Austria|Henry II]] ('''Jasomirgott'''). His wife, [[Gertrude of Süpplingenburg|Gertrude]] (daughter of the late Emperor [[Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor|Lothair III]]) dies in childbirth at [[Klosterneuburg Monastery]] in [[Lower Austria]] on [[April 18]].
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Zamora]]: The [[Portugal in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of Portugal]] is recognized by King [[Alfonso VII of León and Castile|Alfonso VII]] ('''the Emperor''') of [[Kingdom of León|León]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] in the presence of his cousin, King [[Afonso I of Portugal]] and papal representatives.
* [[Adolf II of Holstein|Adolf II]], count of [[County of Schaumburg|Schauenburg]] and [[Holstein]], founds [[Lübeck]] – which later becomes one of the leading [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] cities. He divides the conquered [[Slavs|Slavic]] lands, as part of the eastward expansion in [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]].
* [[Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou|Geoffrey V]] ('''the Fair''') becomes Count of Anjou upon news of the death of his father Fulk.