1177

Events

• March - Treaty of Venice: Frederick I Barbarossa acknowledges Alexander III as Pope.
• August 1 − Holy Roman Empire renounces any claims on the territory of Rome.
• September 27 — Pope Alexander III sends a letter to Prester John, believing he is real.
• November 25 — Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin.
• During the third year of the Angen era in Japan, a fire devastates Kyoto.
• Benedictus Abbas becomes abbot of Peterborough.
• Byland Abbey is founded in Yorkshire by the Cistercians.
• Casimir II becomes duke of Poland.
• The Cham sack the Khmer capital of Angkor Wat.
• Roger de Moulins becomes Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller.
• Moscow is burned down and its inhabitants are killed.
• Puigcerdà is founded by Alfonso II of Aragon.
• Leopold V becomes Duke of Austria.
• The Estonians attack Pskov during the winter.

Births

• Baldwin V, King of Jerusalem (d. 1186)
• Robert de Ros, English baron (d. 1226)
• Philip of Swabia, rival of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1208)

Deaths

• January 13 — Henry II of Austria (b. 1107)
• William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem (b. early 1140s)
• Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (b. 1095)

Heads of State

• England — Henry II (reigned 1154–1189)
• France — Louis VII (reigned 1137–1180)
• Byzantine Empire — Manuel I Comnenus (reigned 1143–1180)
• Alexander III (pope 1159–1181)
• Song China - Song Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (reigned 1162–1189)

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