1141

Events

 * — . and  wrest control of the  from.
 * — . Empress Matilda is forced to return the throne after Robert is captured by loyalist forces.
 * November — The and  sign the  and peace lasts for the next twenty years.
 * The Italian winemaking company Ricasoli is founded.
 * The first German colonists (the future community) arrive in, following grants by . The colonization process is completed in.

Births

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 * , (approximate date; d. )
 * , n poet (d. )

Deaths

 * —, Saxon philosopher, theologian and mystic (b. c. 1078)
 * —, German empress (b. c. 1087/89)
 * —  (b. c. 1108)
 * , (b. )
 * , poet and philosopher (b. c.1075)
 * , of England (b. )