What Happened in 1159

Major Events

  • Sep 7 Ottaviano de Montecello elected as anti-Pope

Who Died in 1159

  • May 30 Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)
  • Sep 1 Adrian IV [Nicolas Breakspear], British catholic clergyman, and only English pope (1154-59), dies at about 59 (exact birthday unknown)