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[[File:Balduin2 pocta.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Funeral of King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]]]]
Year '''1131''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCXXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Levant ====
* [[August 21]] &ndash; King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]] falls seriously ill, after his return from [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]]. He is moved to the patriarch's residence near the Holy Sepulchre, where he bequeaths the kingdom to his daughter [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]], her husband [[Fulk, King of Jerusalem|Fulk]] and their infant son, [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem|Baldwin]]. He takes monastic vows, and dies soon after. Baldwin is buried in the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]], at [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 148–149. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[September 14]] &ndash; Melisende succeeds her father Baldwin II to the throne, and reigns jointly with Fulk, as [[King of Jerusalem|King and Queen of Jerusalem]]. Their coronation, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is celebrated with festivities.

==== Europe ====
* [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]] ('''the Great'''), count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], dies after a 34-year reign. He leaves most of his [[Catalonia]]n territories to his elder son [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV]], who continues the fight against the [[Almoravids|Almoravid]] Muslims. His younger son [[Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence|Berenguer Ramon]] inherits [[Provence]] (Southern [[France]]) and will reign as Ramon I (until [[1144]]).
* The [[Knights Templar]]s appear in the North-East of [[Spain]] and are receiving privileges from King [[Alfonso the Battler|Alfonso I]] ('''the Battler'''). The Templars support him to regain land from the Almoravids. Alfonso grants them exemption of [[tax]] on a fifth of the wealth taken from the Muslims. The Templars found their first stronghold in [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]].{{sfn|Fletcher|1987}}
* [[October 13]] &ndash; The 15-year-old [[Philip of France (1116–1131)|Philip]], eldest son of King [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] ('''the Fat''') of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]], dies when his horse trips over a black pig that darts out of a dung heap unexpectedly at a market in [[Paris]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Tintern Abbey]] is founded in [[Wales]] by [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monks in the [[Wye Valley]].
* Construction begins on the [[Beisi Pagoda]] in [[Jiangsu|Jiangsu Province]] (approximate date).
* The [[Council of Rheims]] is held by several French bishops and many [[clergy]].{{sfn|Fletcher|1987}}
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== Births ==
* [[January 14]] &ndash; [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] ('''the Great'''), king of [[Denmark]] (d. [[1182]])
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Myeongjong of Goryeo|Myeongjong]], Korean king of [[Goryeo]] (d. [[1202]])
* [[Eudoxia of Kiev]], high duchess of [[Greater Poland|Poland]] (approximate date)
* [[Henry of Sandomierz]], Polish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Kujō-in|Fujiwara no Teishi]], Japanese noblewoman (d. [[1176]])
* [[Ladislaus II of Hungary|Ladislaus II]], king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] and [[Croatia in union with Hungary|Croatia]] (d. [[1163]])
* [[Nakayama Tadachika]], Japanese nobleman (d. [[1195]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 7]] &ndash; [[Canute Lavard]], duke of [[Duchy of Schleswig|Schleswig]] (b. [[1096]])
* [[April 30]] &ndash; [[Adjutor]], French [[knight]] and saint
* [[August 21]] &ndash; [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]], king of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] 
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Hervey le Breton]], English bishop
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Frederick I (archbishop of Cologne)|Frederick I]], German archbishop
* [[October 13]] &ndash; [[Philip of France (1116–1131)|Philip]], co-king of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] (b. [[1116]])
* [[October 24]] &ndash; [[Gerard II, Count of Guelders|Gerard II]], count of [[Guelders]]
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Dobrodeia of Kiev]], Byzantine princess
* [[December 4]] &ndash; [[Omar Khayyám]], Persian [[Astronomy in medieval Islam|astronomer]] (b. [[1048]])
* [[Kutayfat|Abu Ali Ahmed ibn al-Afdal]], Fatimid vizier
* [[Alger of Liège]], French monk and writer (b. [[1055]])
* [[Andronikos Komnenos (son of Alexios I)|Andronikos Komnenos]], Byzantine prince (or [[1130]])
* [[Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani]], Persian philosopher (b. [[1098]])
* [[Elizabeth of Vermandois, Countess of Leicester|Elizabeth of Vermandois]], English countess 
* [[Feardana Ua Cárthaigh]], Irish chief poet
* [[Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn|Gaston IV of Béarn]], French nobleman
* [[Harald Haakonsson]], Norse [[Earl of Orkney]]
* [[Joscelin I, Count of Edessa|Joscelin I]] ('''Courtenay'''), count of [[County of Edessa|Edessa]]
* [[Mahmud II (Seljuq sultan)|Mahmud II]], sultan of the [[Seljuk Empire]] 
* [[Maud, Countess of Huntingdon|Maud]] (or '''Matilda'''), queen of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]
* [[Empress Meng|Meng]], Chinese empress and [[regent]]  (b. [[1073]])
* [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] (b. [[1082]])
* [[Stephen II of Hungary|Stephen II]], king of Hungary and Croatia (b. [[1101]])
* [[Empress Zheng (Song dynasty)|Zheng]] (or '''Xiansu'''), Chinese empress (b. [[1079]])

== References ==
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==Sources==

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* {{cite journal
| last1      = Fletcher
| first1     = R. A.
| title      = Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050–1150
| journal    = Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
| date       = 1987
| volume     = 37
| series     = 5
| pages      = 31–47
| jstor      = 3679149
}}
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