1111 CE

Henry V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II. Henry returns to Germany where he strengthens his power by granting privileges to the German nobles of the region of the Upper Rhine. 29 – Battle of Shaizar: Sultan Muhammad I Tapar appoints Mawdud ibn Altuntash, Turkic governor (atabeg) of Mosul, to lead a Seljuk expedition against the Crusaders. The composite force includes Muslim contingents from Damascus, Diyarbakır, Ahlat and some Persian troops, headed by Bursuq ibn Bursuq from Hamadan. The Crusaders (16,000 men), led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem, are cut off from their supplies, and within two weeks (due to constant Seljuk skirmishes) forced to fall back on Afamiya in northern Syria. 18-year-old Baldwin VII succeeds his father, Robert II, as Count of Flanders until 1119.

In the 1110s, the 12th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • October 5 – 18-year-old Baldwin VII succeeds his father, Robert II, as Count of Flanders until 1119.source

Conflict & Security

  • March 27 – Battle of the Salnitsa river: Prince Vladimir of Kievan Rus' inflicts a crushing defeat on the Cumans (Polovtsy).source
  • September 13–29 – Battle of Shaizar: Sultan Muhammad I Tapar appoints Mawdud ibn Altuntash, Turkic governor (atabeg) of Mosul, to lead a Seljuk expedition against the Crusaders. The composite force includes Muslim contingents from Damascus, Diyarbakır, Ahlat and some Persian troops, headed by Bursuq ibn Bursuq from Hamadan. The Crusaders (16,000 men), led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem, are cut off from their supplies, and within two weeks (due to constant Seljuk skirmishes) forced to fall back on Afamiya in northern Syria.source
  • Domnall mac Taidc temporarily seizes the Kingdom of the Isles (the Hebrides and the Isle of Man) by force.source
  • Almoravid forces under Syr ibn Abi Bakr capture Santarém and Sintra in Portugal. The efforts of the Berbers to reconquer lost ground also lead to the sack of Coimbra. The same year the city revolts against their lord.source
  • Rebellion on the borders of Normandy against the rule there of Henry I of England; Robert of Bellême is a leader of the rebels.source
  • The commune of Lodi Vecchio (known as Laus Pompeia) is besieged and destroyed by Milanese troops in northern Italy.source
  • Winter – Crusaders, led by Baldwin I, besiege Tyre, without a supporting fleet. During the siege, a Byzantine embassy arrives in the Crusader camp. The Byzantines try to persuade Baldwin to join a coalition against Tancred, Italo-Norman prince of Galilee, but he refuses.source

Religion & Belief

  • April 13 – Henry V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II. Henry returns to Germany where he strengthens his power by granting privileges to the German nobles of the region of the Upper Rhine.source
  • The Synod of Rathbreasail marks the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan structure.source
  • Synod of Rathbreasail, presided over by Cellach Ua Sinaig, Abbot of Armagh is held. Ireland is divided into territorial dioceses (24 sees) under two metropolitans, the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Cashel.Irelandsource

Culture & Society

  • The Donglin Academy, a Chinese educational institution, is established in Wuxi during the Northern Song dynasty.source

Births

  • Josceline de Bohon, bishop of Salisbury (died 1184)source
  • Stephen of Armenia, Armenian nobleman (died 1165)source
  • Afonso I (the Conqueror), King of Portugal (died 1185)source
  • Andrey Bogolyubsky, Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal (died 1174)source
  • Henry II, Duke of Limburg (House of Ardenne) (died 1167)source
  • Agnes of Babenberg, High Duchess of Poland (died 1163)source

Deaths

  • February 22 – Roger Borsa, Italo-Norman noblemansource
  • March 3 – Bohemond I, Italo-Norman nobleman (born 1054)source
  • April 12 – Berthold II, German nobleman (born 1050)source
  • April 17 – Robert of Molesme, French abbot (born 1028)source
  • June 15 – Yun Kwan, Korean general (born 1040)source
  • September 27 – Vekenega, Croatian abbesssource
  • October 5 – Robert II, Count of Flanders, died in battle (born 1065)source
  • October 7 – Anna Polovetskaya, Kievan princesssource
  • October 26 (probable year) – Gómez González, Castilian nobleman, killed in battlesource
  • November 8 – Otto II, German nobleman, murderedsource
  • December 19 – Al-Ghazali, Persian theologian (born 1058)source
  • December 19 – Agnes of Rheinfelden, German noblewomansource
  • In the vicinity of Welshpool, Iorwerth ap Bleddyn, prince of Powys, is killed through arson by his uncle Madog ap Rhiryd, allowing Cadwgan ap Bleddyn (Iorwerth's brother) to return to rule all of Powys, but soon afterwards Madog kills Cadwgan also, allowing Owain ap Cadwgan (son of Cadwgan) to become ruler of much of the kingdom.source
  • Cadwgan ap Bleddyn, Welsh Prince of Powys, murdered (born 1051)source