What events happened in 1220?
November 22 – Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor at Rome by Pope Honorius III. He makes Sicily an absolute monarchy and adopts Palermo as its principal seat. Dordrecht is granted city rights by William I, Count of Holland, making it the oldest city in present-day Netherlands.
What happened in the year 1120?
In 1120, Henry and William were in France fighting to uphold their rights to their Norman dukedom against the ever-encroaching French crown. After much political wrangling and a short period of warfare, the 17-year-old William paid homage to King Louis VI of France who recognised him as Duke of Normandy.
What was happening in 1320?
January 20 – Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. April 6 – The Scots reaffirm their independence, by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. September 9 – Battle of Saint George: The Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
What was happening in 1221?
May 13 – Emperor Juntoku is forced to abdicate, and is briefly succeeded by his 2-year-old son Emperor Chūkyō, on the throne of Japan. Ex-Emperor Go-Toba leads the unsuccessful Jōkyū War, against the Kamakura shogunate. July 29 – 10-year-old Emperor Go-Horikawa ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan.
What was going on in the 1960s?
The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon .
Which prince died at sea?
Those who drowned included William Adelin, the only in-wedlock son and heir of Henry I of England, his half-sister Matilda of Perche, his half-brother Richard of Lincoln, the earl of Chester Richard d’Avranches, and Geoffrey Ridel.
Who ruled in 1120?
Henry I
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135….Henry I of England.
Henry I | |
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Reign | 5 August 1100 – 1 December 1135 |
Coronation | 5 August 1100 |
Predecessor | William II |
Successor | Stephen |
What was invented in 1320?
70 Items listed
When | Invention | Notes |
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1320 | Artificial Insemination | for animal breeding, especially horses |
1320 | Hourglass | for measuring time |
1325 | Steel Crossbow | |
1350 | Weight Driven Clock |
What does 1320 mean?
1320
Acronym | Definition |
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1320 | Robbery (police radio code) |
1320 | Slang for the quarter mile (street racing) |
What happened in the year 1121?
Summer – Sultan Mahmud II of the Seljuk Empire declares a Holy War on Georgia. August 12 – Battle of Didgori: King David IV (the Builder) of Georgia, with a Georgian army (55,600 men), defeats the 300,000-strong Seljuk coalition forces at Mount Didgori.
What happened in the year 1241?
Events. March 18 – Battle of Chmielnik (Mongol invasion of Poland): The Mongols overwhelm the feudal Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków provinces, and plunder the abandoned city of Kraków. April 11 – Battle of Mohi: Batu Khan and Subutai defeat Béla IV of Hungary.