What happened in 1159?
8 recorded events in 1159, including 3 in wars & conflicts, 2 in people and 2 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry
Conflict between the dynasties of the Capetians and Plantagenets
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Siege of Crema
1159–1160 siege
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Siege of Mahdia
1159–1160 siege
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People 2
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Adrian IV died
Pope from 1154 to 1159
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune born
Born in Heian-kyō. Samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period.
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Freising Cathedral
Cathedral
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Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Lamego
Church building in Lamego Municipality, Viseu District, Portugal
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Agios Neophytos Monastery
Monastery in Cyprus founded in the 12th century
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