1112 CE

Ramon Berenguer III ("the Great"), count of Barcelona, obtains the county of Provence through his marriage to the heiress, Douce I. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as Nice (modern France). Henry, Count of Portugal, dies from wounds received during a siege at Astorga. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son Afonso I, but his mother Theresa desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes regent. The fort of Ard-Macha, with its church, was burned on April 10, along with 2 streets of Trian-Masan.

In the 1110s, the 12th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • February 3 – Ramon Berenguer III ("the Great"), count of Barcelona, obtains the county of Provence through his marriage to the heiress, Douce I. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as Nice (modern France).source
  • The Margraviate of Baden is founded by Herman II.source

Conflict & Security

  • April 10 – The Crusaders fight their way back to Acre (modern Israel).source
  • Spring – Seljuk forces under Toghtekin, Turkic governor of Damascus, intervene at Tyre, and force King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to raise the siege.source
  • Spring – Malik Shah, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, begins incursions into Anatolia. He marches on Philadelphia with his army, but is halted by the Byzantines under Gabras, governor of the Theme of Chaldia.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster and dominant figure, led a hosting (military expedition) into Connacht in 1112.Irelandsource

Religion & Belief

  • Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland has his half-brother Zbigniew blinded and thrown into a dungeon in Tyniec Abbey. Archbishop Martin I excommunicates Bolesław for committing this terrible crime.source
  • Easter – The citizens of Laon in France, having proclaimed a commune, murder Bishop Waldric in his cathedral.source

Economy & Finance

  • Salzwedel in the Altmark (modern Germany) is founded.source

Crime & Justice

  • Otto ("the Rich"), count of Ballenstedt, is appointed duke of Saxony by Emperor Henry V, but is later stripped of his title.source

Disasters & Accidents

  • The fort of Ard-Macha, with its church, was burned on April 10, along with 2 streets of Trian-Masan.Irelandsource

Culture & Society

  • Gallus Anonymus, Polish chronicler and historian, begins to write Gesta principum Polonorum, to Bolesław III.source

Births

  • February 3 – Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir, was the son of Abbasid caliph al-Mustazhir and Ismah.source
  • Henry IV ("the Blind"), count of Luxembourg (died 1196)source
  • Sasaki Hideyoshi, Japanese samurai (died 1184)source
  • Henry II (Jasomirgott), duke of Austria (died 1177)source
  • García IV ("the Restorer"), king of Navarre (died 1150)source
  • Mahaut of Albon, countess of Savoy (died 1148)source
  • Sibylla of Anjou, countess of Flanders (died 1165)source

Deaths

  • May 13 – Ulric II (or Udalrich), Italian noblemansource
  • May 22 – Henry, Count of Portugal, dies from wounds received during a siege at Astorga. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son Afonso I, but his mother Theresa desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes regent.source
  • October 5 – Sigebert of Gembloux, French chroniclersource
  • October 12 – Kogh Vasil ("the Robber"), Armenian rulersource
  • November 3 – Anna Vsevolodovna, Kievan princesssource
  • George II (or Giorgi), king of Georgia (born 1054)source
  • Kyansittha, king of the Pagan Empire (or 1113)source
  • Vukan I, Grand Prince of Serbia (born 1050)source
  • Elimar I (or Egilmar), count of Oldenburg (born 1040)source
  • Su Zhe, Chinese politician and historian (born 1039)source
  • Maud of Apulia, Norman noblewoman (born c.1060)source
  • Fakhr-un-Nisa, Arab scholar and calligraphersource
  • Tancred, Italo-Norman nobleman (born 1075)source
  • Henry (or Henri), count of Portugal (born 1066)source
  • Ughaire Ua Lorcain, lord of Ui-MuireadhaighIrelandsource
  • Benedict of Cagliari – Benedictine Bishop of Dolia, SardiniaItalysource