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Levant

• August 21 - King Baldwin II falls seriously ill after his return from Antioch. He is moved to the patriarch's residence near the Holy Sepulchre where he bequeaths the kingdom to his daughter Melisende, her husband Fulk and their infant son, Baldwin. He takes monastic vows and dies soon after. Baldwin is buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
• September 14 - Melisende succeeds her father Baldwin II to the throne and reigns jointly with Fulk as King and Queen of Jerusalem. They are crowned in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is celebrated with festivities.

  Europe

• Ramon Berenguer III, count of Barcelona, dies after a 34-year reign. He leaves most of his Catalonian territories to his elder son Ramon Berenguer IV, who continues the fight against the Almoravid Muslims. His younger son Berenguer Ramon inherits Provence and will reign as Ramon I.
• The Knights Templars appear in the North-East of Spain and are receiving privileges from King Alfonso I. The Templars support him to regain land from the Almoravids. Alfonso grants them exemption of tax on a fifth of the wealth taken from the Muslims. The Templars found their first stronghold in Aragon.
• October 13 - The 15-year-old Philip, eldest son of King Louis VI of France, dies when his horse trippes over a black pig that darts out of a dung heap unexpectedly at a market in Paris.

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Religion

• May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded in Wales by Cistercian monks in the Wye Valley.
• Construction begins on the Beisi Pagoda in Jiangsu Province.
• The Council of Rheims is held by several French bishops and many clergy.