What happened in 1140?
Siege of Weinsberg, Battle of Cerneja and Battle of Trancoso — among 45 events recorded in 1140. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Siege of Weinsberg
1140 battle between medieval European royal dynasties (Welfs and Hohenstaufens)
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Battle of Cerneja
1139 battle
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Battle of Trancoso
1140 battle in Portugal
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Battle of Yancheng
1140 battle between the Jurchen Jin and the Song
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Siege of Neocaesarea
1140 siege
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People 4
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Petrus Alphonsi died
Spanish writer, astronomer
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Bertran de Born born
Born in Périgord. Occitan troubadour.
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Comtesse de Die born
Born in Montélimar. Female troubadour (fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212).
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Alexios V Doukas born
Born in Constantinople. Byzantine emperor.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls
Waterfalls in Osun State, Nigeria
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Religion & Belief Systems 20
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Gurk Cathedral
Church in Carinthia, Austria
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Assisi Cathedral
Cathedral in Assisi, Italy
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Postel Abbey
Monastery in Postel, Belgium
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Jędrzejów Abbey
Cistercian abbey in Poland
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Abbaye Notre-Dame du Tronchet
Abbey located in Ille-et-Vilaine, in France
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Koenigsbruck Abbey
Abbey located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Abbaye de Prébenoît
Abbey located in Creuse, in France
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Abbaye de Clairmarais
Abbey located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Abbaye de Sainte-Marie-au-Bois
Abbey located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Larrivour abbey
Abbey located in Aube, in France
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La Frénade
Abbey located in Charente, in France
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Abbaye de Haute-Seille
Abbey located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Abbaye de Lisle-en-Barrois
Abbey located in Meuse, in France
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Abbaye de Chézery
Abbey located in Ain, in France
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Abbey of St. Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown
House of Augustinian canons
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Saint Anne's Church
Archaeological site in Israel
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Saint Mary the Red Church
Parish church in Crescenzago, Milan
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protestant church of Angers
Church located in Maine-et-Loire, in France
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St Andrews Cathedral Priory
Priory in Fife, Scotland, UK (1140-17th cent.)
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Collegiate church of Innichen
Church building in Innichen, Italy
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Architecture & Engineering 12
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Hardehausen Abbey
Catholic building complex in Germany
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Spangereid Church
Church building in Lindesnes, Southern Norway
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St Peter-in-the-East, Oxford
Church in Oxford, UK
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Birnie Kirk
Church in Elgin, Scotland
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St Mary de Crypt Church
Grade I listed church in Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Bristol Cathedral Choir School
School in Bristol, England
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St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead
Grade I listed church in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Duffus Castle
Castle in Moray, Scotland, UK
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Castle Acre Castle
Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom
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Huayan Temple
Building in Datong, China
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Gaflenz Parish Church
Church in Gaflenz, Upper Austria, Austria
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Sint-Margaretakerk
Church in Baardegem (Aalst), Belgium
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Arcos de Valdevez Tournament
1140 battle between Leon and Portugal
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kamarupa dissolved
Kamarupa ceased to exist, having been centered at Guwahati.
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County of Ravensberg founded
County of Ravensberg was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1140 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1140.
12th century 1
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Bernard de Ventadour born
Born in Moustier-Ventadour. 12th-century troubador.
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