1138

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This article is about the year. For other uses, see 1138 (number).

Years: 1135 1136 1137 - 1138 - 1139 1140 1141

Decades: 1100s 1110s 1120s - 1130s - 1140s 1150s 1160s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• Robert Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter.
• March 13 - Cardinal Gregory is elected anti-pope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II
• August 22 - Battle of the Standard between David I of Scotland and the English. The Scots were defeated.
• Bavaria was taken away from the Welfen Duke Henry the Proud and given to the Austrian Margrave Leopold IV

Births

• Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (died 1171)
• Casimir II of Poland (died 1194)
• Taira no Shigemori, Japanese rebel (died 1179)

Deaths

• January 13 - Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (born 1076)
• February 18 - Yaropolk II of Kiev, Prince of Pereyaslavl (born 1082)
• Antipope Anacletus II
• William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey