1140s
decade
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1110s 1120s 1130s – 1140s – 1150s 1160s 1170s |
| Years: | 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events Edit
- 1142
- End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Konoe becomes Emperor of Japan
- 1143: Celestine II is elected pope.
- 1144: Pope Celestine II is succeeded by Pope Lucius II
- 1146: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy
- 1145–1147: Second Crusade. Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims