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1151
Year
1151
was a
common year starting on Monday
of the
Julian calendar
.
Events
September 7
-
Geoffrey of Anjou
dies, and is succeeded by his son
Henry
, aged 18.
After the Battle
of Ghazni,
the city
is burned by the prince of
Ghur
.
The first plague and
fire insurance
policy is issued in
Iceland
.
Bolton Abbey
is founded in
North Yorkshire, England
.
Anping Bridge
is completed in
China's
Fujian province
. Its
total length
will not be exceeded until
1846
.
Confronted
with internal strife, the commune of
Bologna
is the first Italian
republic
to turn to the rule of a
podestà
, Guido di Ranieri da Sasso.
Births
April 3
-
Igor Svyatoslavich
, Russian prince
Unkei
, Japanese sculptor
Deaths
January 13
-
Abbot Suger
,
French statesman
and historian
April 23
-
Adeliza of Louvain
, queen of
Henry I of England
September 7 -
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse
,
illegitimate daughter
of
Alfonso VI of Castile
Li Qingzhao
,
Chinese poet
