1153
Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. May 24 - Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland. July 9 - Anastasius IV becomes pope. November 6 - Treaty of Winchester. Theobald of Bec reconciles Stephen of England and Matilda, ending "The Anarchy" and allowing Matilda's son Henry of Anjou to succeed as king (in 1154). The Angevin dynasty takes control of Gascony and Guyenne. Andronicus Comnenus is imprisoned for conspiring against Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus. Raynald of Chatillon marries Constance of Antioch and becomes Prince of Antioch. Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon. Taira no Kiyomori assumes control of the Taira clan.
Births William, Count of Poitiers, son of Henry of Anjou and Eleanor of Aquitaine (possibly 1152) William II, King of Sicily
Deaths July 8 - Pope Eugene III August 21: Bernard of Clairvaux, preacher of the Second Crusade David I, King of Scotland (b. 1084) Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and historian (b. 1083)
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