What Happened in 1153

Major Events

  • Mar 23 Treaty of Constance: Frederick I Barbarossa agrees not to reestablish Byzantium in Italy and to support Pope Eugene III
  • May 24 Malcolm IV becomes King of Scots
  • Nov 6 Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda)

Who Died in 1153

  • May 24 David I, King of Scots (1124-53), dies at about 68
  • Jul 8 Eugene III [Bernardo], Italian Pope (1145-53), dies
  • Aug 17 Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)
  • Aug 20 Bernard of Clairvaux, French monk and saint (founded Clairvaux abbey, preached famous sermon advocating for the Second Crusade), dies (b. 1090)