Years: 1149 1150 1151 - 1152 - 1153 1154 1155

Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans
• Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled
• May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou
• Church of Ireland acknowledges Pope's authority
• Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria
• Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway

Births

• Alfonso II of Aragon

Deaths