1174

1174 was a common year.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1140s  1150s  1160s  – 1170s –  1180s  1190s  1200s
Years:	1171 1172 1173 – 1174 – 1175 1176 1177

Events

• Vietnam is given the name of Annam by China.
• Henry II of England confesses Rosamund Clifford as his mistress.
• Revolt of 1173-1174 against Henry II of England ends when the rebels are beaten.
• William I of Scotland is captured by Ranulf de Glanvill at the Battle of Alnwick (1174).
• Richard of Dover becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
• William de Braose, Third Lord of Bramber becomes sheriff of Hereford.
• Baldwin IV becomes King of Jerusalem.
• Fire destroys most of Padua, Italy.
• City of Pombal, is started by Gualdim Pais in Portugal.
• Saladin takes Damascus.
• The last Toltec king commits suicide.

Births

• Saint Hedwig of Andechs (d. 1243)
• King Peter II of Aragon (d. 1213)
• Emeric of Hungary (d. 1204)

Deaths

• May 15 — Nur ad-Din, ruler of Syria (b. 1118)
• June 28 — Andrei Bogolyubsky, Prince of Vladimir (b. c. 1111)
• July 11 — King Amalric I of Jerusalem (b. 1136)
• September 22 — Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (b. c. 1120)
• October 17 — Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)
• Everard des Barres, third Grand Master of the Knights Templar
• Miles of Plancy, French crusader