Major Events
- Mar 23 Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow
- Jul 13 William I of Scotland, key rebel in Revolt of 1173-1174, captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England
Who Died in 1174
- May 15 Nur ad-Din, King of Syria (1146-1174), dies at 56
- Jul 11 Amalrik I [Morri], French King of Jerusalem, dies
- Oct 17 Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)