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| Years: 1138 1139 1140 - 1141 - 1142 1143 1144 | |
| Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s - 1140s - 1150s 1160s 1170s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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Events
- February 2 - Battle of Lincoln. Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Empress Matilda wrest control of the English throne, from King Stephen.
- September 14 - Rout of Winchester. Empress Matilda is forced to return the throne after Robert is captured by loyalist forces.
- November - Jin Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty signed the Treaty of Shaoxing and peace lasted for the next twenty years.
- Italian winemaking company Ricasoli was founded
- First arrivals of German colonists (the future Transylvanian Saxon community) in Transylvania, following grants by Andrew II of Hungary. The colonization process would be completed in 1162.
Births
- Malcolm IV, King of Scotland (approximate date; died 1165)
Deaths
- February 11 - Hugh of St Victor, Saxon philosopher, theologian and mystic
- October 18 - Margrave Leopold IV of Austria
- Alberich of Reims, Archbishop of Bourges (born 1085)
- Yehuda Halevi, poet and philosopher
- Aubrey de Vere, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (born 1062)
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