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1148

EVENTS

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count Of Barcelona conquered Tortosa in possession of the Moors .

King Afonso I Of Portugal takes Abrantes from the Moors .

Anna Comnena writes the Alexiad , which is a biography of her father, Emperor Alexius I .

BIRTHS

John Of Brienne , King Of Jerusalem and Latin Emperor of Constantinople (approximate date; d. 1237 )

Qiu Chuji , Chinese Taoist (d. 1227 )

Pope Honorius III (d. 1227 )

DEATHS

April — Amadeus III Of Savoy (b. 1095 )

Conan III, Duke Of Brittany (b. 1070 )

Gilbert De Clare, 1st Earl Of Pembroke (b. 1100 )

William De Warenne, 3rd Earl Of Surrey

Alphonse I Of Toulouse (b. 1103 )