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| Years: 1150 1151 1152 - 1153 - 1154 1155 1156 | |
| Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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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