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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.






2. Windmills are first recorded.






3. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.






4. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






5. Iconoclast movement begun in the Byzantine Empire under Leo III. This was opposed by Pope Gregory II - and an important difference between the Roman and Byzantine churches.






6. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.






7. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.






8. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.






9. Stefan Nemanja united Serbian territories - establishing the Medieval Serbian state.This marks the rise of Serbia which will dominate the Balkans for the next three hundred years. Allies of Serbia at this moment become the Hungarian Kingdom and the R






10. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.






11. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






12. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.






13. The Aztecs find the city of Tenochtitlan.This would be the epicenter and capital of the Aztec kingdom for nearly 200 years until the Siege of Tenochtitlan led by Hernan Cortes.






14. The University of Cambridge is founded.






15. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t






16. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.






17. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.






18. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser






19. The Second Crusade was in retaliation for the fall of Edessa - one of the first Crusader States founded in theFirst Crusade. It was an overall failure.This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Queens.






20. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t






21. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.






22. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






23. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.






24. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.






25. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






26. North South States Period begins in Korea.






27. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.






28. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.






29. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.






30. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.






31. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.






32. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.






33. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.






34. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






35. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.






36. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.






37. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






38. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.






39. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






40. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.






41. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






42. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.






43. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.






44. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.






45. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.






46. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.






47. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






48. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






49. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






50. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.