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1188
Year
1188
was a
leap year starting on Friday
of the
Julian calendar
.
Events
Saladin
unsuccessfully besieges the
Hospitaller
fortress of
Krak des Chevaliers
, in modern
Syria
.
Newgate Prison
is built in
London
.
Richard Lionheart
allies with
Philip II of France
against his father,
Henry II of England
.
Giraldus Cambrensis
and
Baldwin of Exeter
travel through
Wales
, attempting to recruit
men
for the
Third Crusade
.
The "Saladin tithe" is levied in
England
.
Alfonso IX of León
becomes
king of
Leon.
Queen
Tamar of Georgia
marries
David Soslan
.
The
legendary
Cutting of the elm
occurs at
Gisors
, in
Normandy
.
Alfonso IX
of León convenes at the
Basilica of San Isidoro
the
Cortes of León
, with representatives of the nobility, clergy and towns. These Corteses are considered to be the first parliament in
Europe
.
Births
March 4
-
Blanche of Castile
, queen and regent of
France
Deaths
January 22
-
Ferdinand II of León
January 26
- Saint
Eysteinn Erlendsson
, archbishop
October 11
-
Robert I, Count of Dreux
, son of
Louis VI of France
November 17
-
Usama ibn Munqidh
, Arab chronicler
Aoife MacMurrough
,
Irish
noble, Lady of
Leinster