1140

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Years: 1137 1138 1139 - 1140 - 1141 1142 1143

Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s - 1140s - 1150s 1160s 1170s

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

Events

• Henry Jasomirgott was made count palatine of the Rhine.
• The town of Lanark in Scotland was made a Royal Burgh by David I of Scotland.
• Camaldolite monk Gratian founds the science of Canon Law with the publication of the Decretum

Marburg becomes a town

Births

• May 28 - Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (died 1207)
• Minamoto no Yoshihira, Japanese warrior (died 1160)

Deaths

• Leo I of Armenia
• Thurstan, Archbishop of York