History
1144
General
Population: 344 Million*
- Entertainment: Robert of Chester writes "Liber de Compositione Alchemiae"
- Religion: Death of Pope Celestine II – Pope Lucius II (Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso) rules
- War: End of Crusader-Turkish Wars killing 12,000
- Deaths: Pope Celestine II
Europe
- France: Completion of St. Denis Abbey in Paris
Geoffrey of Anjou made Duke of Normandy (English territory)
- Italian States: Republican regime established in Rome under Arnold of Brescia
Middle East
- Turkey: The Seljuks take Edessa - return to Moslem control - Zangi, governor of Mosul takes Edessa
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