1174

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1140s  1150s  1160s  – 1170s –  1180s  1190s  1200s
Years:	1171 1172 1173 – 1174 – 1175 1176 1177

Template:C142 year in topic Year 1174 (MCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Africa

• Siculo-Norman troops launch a failed attack against Ayyubid-held Alexandria.^[1]

Europe

• April 7 – Richard of Dover enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury in England.
• July 13 – Battle of Alnwick: William I of Scotland is captured by Ranulf de Glanvill after attacking England in support of the Revolt of 1173–1174 against King Henry II there^[2] and Henry occupies part of Scotland.
• September 30 – Treaty of Montlouis: The Revolt of 1173–1174 by his sons against King Henry II of England ends peacefully.^[3]
• December 8 – Treaty of Falaise signed between Henry II of England and William I of Scotland permits William's release in return for homage.^[2]
• Henry II of England acknowledges Rosamund Clifford as his mistress.
• Fire destroys most of Padua, Italy.
• The city of Pombal, Portugal is founded by Gualdim Pais.
• Battle of Thurles in Ireland: Donal Mór Ó Brian defeats a Norman incursion into Thomond.
• Horse racing at Newmarket in England is first recorded.

Asia

• Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China.

Western Asia

• July 11 – Baldwin IV, 13, becomes King of Jerusalem, with Raymond III of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor.
• Saladin captures Damascus.

Central America

• The last Toltec king commits suicide.

Births

• Saint Hedwig of Andechs (d. 1243)
• Emeric of Hungary (d. 1204)
• Saint Sava (d. 1236)

Deaths

• May 15 – Nur ad-Din Zangi, ruler of Syria (b. 1118)
• June 28 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, Prince of Vladimir (b. c. 1111)
• July 11 – King Amalric I of Jerusalem (b. 1136)
• September 22 – Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (b. c. 1120)
• October 17 – Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)
• Everard des Barres, third Grand Master of the Knights Templar
• Miles of Plancy, French crusader

References

1. Abels, Richard Philip; Bernard S. Bachrach (2001). The Normans and their adversaries at war. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. p. 100. ISBN 0-85115-847-1.
2. Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 69–72. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
3. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.