1135 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I. Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I and widow of Henry V opposed Stephen and claims the throne as her own
• Owain Gwynedd of Wales defeats the Normans at Crug Mawr.
• The domination of Baghdad by the Seljuk Turks ends

Births

• Maimonides, Jewish philosopher.
• Peter of Blois a French poet and diplomat
• William of Newburgh, an English historian and monk

Deaths

• December 1 - Henry I of England