What Happened in March?

King Baldwin I of Jerusalem dies.

Pope Paschal II crowns Henry V as Holy Roman Emperor.

Baldwin II becomes the King of Jerusalem.

Pope Gelasius II excommunicates Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.

The Council of Nablus is convened by King Baldwin II of Jerusalem.

Alfonso VII becomes the King of Galicia, Leon, and Castile.

King Sigurd I of Norway dies, and his son Magnus IV becomes king at the age of 11, together with his uncle Harald Gille. After four years of uneasy peace, Magnus began to openly prepare for war on Harald; the conflict between them was the start of the 110-year civil war in Norway.

King Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Conrad III is crowned as the King of Germany.

Pierre Abélard, a French philosopher, dies.

The Second Crusade: Bernard of Clairvaux preaches in favor of a crusade at Vézelay.

The Second Crusade: Crusaders begin the Siege of Damascus.

Frederick I Barbarossa becomes the Holy Roman Emperor.

Stephen, King of England, agrees to the Treaty of Winchester, naming Henry Plantagenet as his heir.

Alfonso VII, Emperor of Spain, dies.

Vladislaus II becomes the King of Bohemia.

Victor IV is elected as Antipope by the Holy Roman Empire.

Battle of El-Babein: A Crusader force led by King Amalric of Jerusalem defeats the Fatimids.

The Third Lateran Council opens in Rome under Pope Alexander III.

Murasaki Shikibu, author of "The Tale of Genji," dies in Japan.