1144
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| Years: 1141 1142 1143 - 1144 - 1145 1146 1147 | |
| Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s - 1140s - 1150s 1160s 1170s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
Events
- Louis VII capitulates to Pope Celestine II and so earns the pope's absolution
- Pope Celestine II is succeeded by Pope Lucius II
- December 24 - County of Edessa falls to Zengi (see Siege of Edessa)
- Montauban, France, is founded
- First recorded example of an anti-Semitic blood libel in England
- Normandy comes under Angevin control under Geoffrey of Anjou
- Earliest example of Gothic architecture, in the choir of Saint Denis Basilica in Paris
- First recorded mention of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Arnold of Brescia founds revolutionary Rome Commune
- Manuel I Comnenus brings Raymond, Prince of Antioch, under Byzantine influence.
- The Priory in Lesmahagow is founded by Benedictine monks
Births
- Bohemund III of Antioch (died 1201)
