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==== Europe ====
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury|Patrick of Salisbury]], Angevin governor of [[Poitou]], is killed in an ambush at [[Poitiers]] by French forces under [[Guy of Lusignan]]. He is escorting Queen [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] on a journey near the border of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]]. Patrick's nephew, [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]], is part of the royal escort and is taken prisoner. Later he is ransomed and becomes a member of Eleanor's household.<ref>Asbridge, Thomas (2015). ''The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, Power Behind Five English Thrones'', p. 87. London: Simon & Schuster.</ref>
* King [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] ("the Great") of [[Denmark]] [[Siege of Arkona|conquers the Wendish capital at Arkona]] on the island of [[Rügen]] (modern [[Germany]]). The [[Wends]] become Christians and subject to Danish suzerainty.
* [[Henry the Lion]], duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]], marries the 12-year-old [[Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony|Matilda]] (or Maud), daughter of King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>Hywell Williams (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 126. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>
* The newly born [[Commune of Rome]] conquers and destroys the rival neighboring city of [[Albano Laziale|Albano]] (modern [[Italy]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=Jean-Claude Maire|last=Vigueur|year=2010|title=L'autre Rome: Une histoire des Romains à l'époque communale (XIIe-XIVe siècle)|location=Paris|publisher=Tallandier|page=314}}</ref>
* [[Stephen du Perche]], Sicilian chancellor, is accused of plotting to claim the throne and is forced to flee.