Historical events in 1156
14 historical records
May 11561 historical events
1156, May 28th · Italy · Brindisis · House · House of Naples & Sicily · William of Sicily
Battle of Brindisi
William destroys the Byzantine fleet
June 11564 historical events
1156, June 9th · Germany · Wurzburg · House · House of Hohenstaufen · Frederick I Barbarossa
Marriage
Marries Beatrix, daughter of the late Count of Upper Burgundy
1156, June 9th · Germany · Burgundy · House · House of Hohenstaufen · Frederick I Barbarossa
Rule of Burgundy
Gains Upper Burgundy after marrying Beatrix
1156, June 18th · England · Benevento · Religion · Roman Catholic Church · Adrian IV
Peace
Pope Adrian IV & William of Sicily come to terms
1156, June 18th · Italy · Benevento · House · House of Naples & Sicily · William of Sicily
Peace
Pope Adrian IV & William of Sicily come to terms
1156 · England · Reading Abbey · House · House of Plantagenet · William of Poitiers
Burial
Buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I
1156 · England · Wallingford Castle · House · House of Plantagenet · William of Poitiers
Death of William of Poitiers
Death of William of Poitiers
1156 · Germany · House · House of Hohenstaufen · Frederick I Barbarossa
Rule of Austria
Frederick I Barbarossa makes Austria a duchy
1156 · Germany · Palatinate · House · House of Wittelsbach · Otto I von Wittlesbach Bavaria
Peerage
Created Count Palatinate
1156 · Germany · Palatine · House · House of Wittelsbach · Otto I
Succession
Created Count Palatine
1156 · Italy · Bari · House · House of Naples & Sicily · William of Sicily
Capture of Bari
Captures Bari from the Greek barons
1156 · Italy · Bari · House · House of Naples & Sicily · William of Sicily
Rule of Bari
Captures Bari from the Greek barons
1156 · Japan · House · House of Heian Period · Go-Shirakawa
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Japan
1156 · Russia · Moscow · Arts · Architecture · Yuri Dolgoruki
Kremlin
Dolgoruki builds the 1st Kremlin