Editing 1129

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[[File:Emperor Shirakawa.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Emperor Shirakawa]] (1073–1087)]]
Year '''1129''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[April 14]] &ndash; Following the [[Capetian dynasty|Capetian]] tradition, King [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] ('''the Fat''') has his eldest son [[Philip of France (1116–1131)|Philip]] crowned as co-ruler of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] at [[Reims Cathedral|Rheims Cathedral]]. Louis himself becomes the national protector of all France.
* [[June 2]] &ndash; [[Fulk, King of Jerusalem|Fulk V]], count of [[County of Anjou|Anjou]], marries [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]] (daughter of King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]]) the heir to the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]. Fulk gives up his title which passes to his 15-year-old son, [[Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou|Geoffrey V]] ('''the Fair'''). 
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Roger II of Sicily]] gains recognition as duke at [[Melfi]] from the Norman nobles of [[Duchy of Naples|Naples]], [[Bari]], [[Principality of Capua|Capua]], [[Principality of Salerno|Salerno]] and other cities that have resisted him.
* [[Steinfurt|Burgsteinfurt Castle]] is built in what is now [[Steinfurt]] (modern [[Germany]]).

==== Asia ====
* [[Jin–Song Wars|Jin–Song War]]: Emperor [[Gaozong of Song|Gao Zong]] of the [[Song dynasty]] moves the capital from [[Yangzhou]] to [[Hangzhou]], after the [[Jurchen people|Jurchen]] [[Jin dynasty, 1115–1234|Jin dynasty]] captures [[Kaifeng]] in the [[Jingkang Incident]].
* [[March 26]] &ndash; Gao Zong abdicates the throne after a mutiny of the palace guard. His 2-year-old son [[Zhao Fu]] succeeds him, but Empress [[Empress Meng|Meng]] becomes [[regent]] and the sole ruler.
* [[April 20]] &ndash; Gao Zong regains the throne (with the support of the imperial army led by General [[Han Shizhong]]). Zhao Fu is forced to abdicate with Meng having ruled for 25 days.
* [[July 24]] &ndash; Former Emperor [[Emperor Shirakawa|Shirakawa]] dies at his native [[Kyoto]]. His son [[Emperor Toba|Toba]] begins his [[cloistered rule]], sharing power with [[Emperor Sutoku|Sutoku]], a grandson of Shirakawa.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Henry of Blois]] becomes bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]] after the death of [[William Giffard]] (who was also [[Lord Chancellor]] to King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]]) in [[Kingdom of England|England]].
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== Births ==
* [[Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti]], Moroccan [[Sufism|Sufi]] writer (d. [[1204]])
* [[Date Tomomune]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] and [[samurai]] (d. [[1199]])
* [[Elisabeth of Schönau]], German [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbess (d. [[1164]])
* [[Henry the Lion]], duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] and [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (d. [[1195]])
* [[Theophanes Kerameus]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati|Rossano]] (d. [[1152]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[William Giffard]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]]
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester|Ranulf le Meschin]], 3rd [[Earl of Chester]] (b. [[1070]])<ref>{{Citation
| editor-first = Peter W.
| editor-last = Hammond
| year       = 1998
| title      = The Complete Peerage; or, A history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times
| publisher  = [[Sutton Publishing]]
| publication-place = Stroud
| volume     = XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda
| page       = 170
| isbn       = 978-0-904387-82-7
}}</ref>
* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Shunrai]], Japanese [[Japanese poetry|poet]] (b. [[1055]])
* [[February 16]] &ndash; [[Thoros I, Prince of Armenia|Thoros I]], Armenian prince (or [[1130]])
* [[February 17]] &ndash; [[Constantine II, Prince of Armenia|Constantine II]], Armenian prince 
* [[July 24]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shirakawa|Shirakawa]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[1053]])
* [[July 28]] &ndash; [[Zhao Fu]], emperor of the [[Song dynasty]] (b. [[1127]])
* [[November 21]] &ndash; [[Nigel d'Aubigny]], Norman nobleman
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[Roger of Cannae]], Italian bishop (b. [[1060]])
* [[Athanasius VI bar Khamoro]], patriarch of [[Antioch]]
* [[Cellach of Armagh]] (or '''Celsus'''), Irish archbishop (b. [[1080]])
* [[Fujiwara no Akinaka]], Japanese nobleman (b. [[1059]])
* [[John Theristus]], Italian Benedictine [[monk]] (b. [[1049]])
* [[Ramiro Sánchez]], Spanish nobleman (or 1130)
* [[Richard Fitz Pons]], Norman nobleman (b. 1080)
* [[Walter of Gloucester|Walter FitzRoger]], Norman sheriff of [[Gloucester]]
* [[Zhao Mingcheng]], Chinese politician (b. [[1081]])

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