1102

December 2024 1102 1102 upright=1.35|thumb|Battle of Ramla by Gustave Doré (1877) Year 1102 (MCII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant Spring – A Fatimid expeditionary force (some 20,000 men) invades Palestine and launches attacks into the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Crusaders defeat a Fatimid rearguard near Ascalon, and capture the city after a 3-year siege. The Crusaders capture Caesarea Maritima with support of the Genoese fleet. A number of Genoese trading colonies are established along the Mediterranean coast.Gaier Claude Armes et combats dans l'univers médiéval 2004 De Boeck Supérieur Paris 2-8041-4543-3 Siege of Tripoli: The Crusaders under Raymond IV begin the siege of Tripoli (modern Lebanon). The garrison calls for assistance, but a Seljuk relief army from Damascus and Homs is defeated by Raymond. May 17 – Battle of Ramla: The Crusaders (500 knights) under King Baldwin I are defeated by the Fatimid army at Ramla (modern Israel). Baldwin and his companions escape through the enemy lines to Arsuf.Steven Runciman (1951). A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, pp. 62–63. 978-0-241-29876-3. May 27 – The Crusaders under Baldwin I break their way out of Jaffa, which is encircled by the Fatimid Army. A charge of the French cavalry breaks the enemy's ranks, and forces them to retreat to Ascalon.Steven Runciman (1951). A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, p. 64. 978-0-241-29876-3. Raymond IV is imprisoned by Tancred, nephew of Bohemond I, and regent of the Principality of Antioch (he is later released after promising to denounce any claims).Matthew of Edessa (1967). Recueil des historiens des croisades, Documents arméniens, p.57. Vol I: reprint: Farnborough. Dagobert of Pisa is briefly deposed as Patriarch of Jerusalem (he is restored later in the year). The Venetians establish a new trade emporium in Sidon (modern Lebanon).Touba Keltoum Le travail dans les cultures monothéistes: judaïsme, christianisme, islam de l'Antiquité au XVIIIe siècle 2006 L'Harmattan Paris 2-296-00923-9 Europe May 5 – The short-lived principality created by Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar ends: Valencia is captured by Almoravid forces under Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin. It is later recaptured, evacuated and burned by King Alfonso VI.Dozy R. P. A. Recherches sur l'histoire et la littérature de l'Espagne pendant le moyen âge 1860 E. J. Brill https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_MhM7AAAAcAAJ 27 June 4 – Władysław I Herman, duke of Poland, dies at Płock (possibly poisoned by his enemies) after a 23-year reign. He leaves the succession to be disputed between his sons Zbigniew and Bolesław III Wrymouth. The Pacta Conventa formed by the Croatian nobility, recognize King Coloman as their overlord, initiating the personal union between the two kingdoms. Coloman is crowned king of Croatia (until 1116). England King Henry I captures Arundel Castle after having besieged Earl Robert of Bellême. Robert loses his English lands (as did his brothers Roger the Poitevin and Arnulf de Montgomery) and is banished to Normandy. By topic Religion Council of London: A church council convened by Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, bans sodomy and the sale of Christian slaves to non-Christian countries, and reforms the clergy. Henry I orders the tomb of Edward the Confessor be opened; the body of the former king is supposedly found undecayed. The Westminster monks start to claim Edward as a saint. Births February 7 – Matilda, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1167) October 25 – William Clito, count of Flanders (d. 1128) Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monk (d. 1176) Eleanor of Champagne, French noblewoman (d. 1147)Martin Therese Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture (2 Vol. Set) 2012 BRILL 978-9004185555 162 https://books.google.com/books?id=IpYz-JIpjR8C&pg=PA162 en Gilla na Naemh Ua Duinn, Irish poet and writer (d. 1160) Henry II, margrave of the Northern March (d. 1128) Klængur Þorsteinsson, bishop of Skálholt (d. 1176) Liang Hongyu, Chinese general (d. 1135) Nerses IV, Catholicos of Armenia (d. 1173) Peter of Tarentaise, French abbot and bishop (d. 1174) Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick (d. 1153) Zhu, Chinese empress of the Song Dynasty (d. 1127) Deaths April 9 – Raoul II, Norman nobleman (House of Tosny) May 19 – Stephen II, French nobleman and crusader June 4 – Władysław I Herman, duke of Poland July 15 – Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham, Anglo-Norman magnate July 29 – Albert III, count of Namur (House of Namur) November 1 – Anna Dalassena, Byzantine noblewoman Ermengol V, count of Urgell (b. 1078) Felicia of Sicily, queen of Hungary (approximate date) Fujiwara no Kanshi, Japanese empress (b. 1021) Giselbert II, count of Roussillon Guglielmo Embriaco, Genoese merchant (b. 1040) Hugh VI, French nobleman and crusader Khön Könchok Gyalpo, Tibetan Buddhist monk (b. 1034) Mahmud al-Kashgari, Turkish lexicographer (b. 1005) Maurice, cardinal-bishop of Porto Odo I, duke of Burgundy (b. 1060) Odon de Châtillon, cardinal-bishop of Ostia Stephen I, count palatine of Burgundy (b. 1065) Xiang, Chinese empress and regent (b. 1047) References