- Jan 25 Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant
- Apr 20 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
- Jun 25 Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques (later Afonso I of Portugal) defeats Moors
- Jul 22 Pope Innocent II is ambushed and taken captive by the forces of Roger II of Sicily at Galluccio while trying to invade the Kingdom of Sicily
- Jul 25 Count Alfonso I of Portugal proclaimed King
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