1189

Events

1. 

   6 July

   Richard the Lionheart becomes King of England

   Henry II died at Chinon, and his son Richard succeeded him. Famed as a crusader against Saladin, Richard spent barely six months of his ten-year reign in England.

   Kingdom of EnglandEnglandSaladin
2. 

   20 July

   Richard I is invested as duke of Normandy

   Richard I, known as the Lionheart, was officially invested as duke of Normandy. He was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey on 3 September and became a leading commander of the Third Crusade.

   Richard I of England
3. 

   27 July

   Stefan Nemanja receives Frederick Barbarossa's crusaders at Niš

   Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja of Serbia received Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his 100,000 crusaders at Niš, his capital. Barbarossa was leading the army on the Third Crusade, on which he drowned the next year.

   Frederick BarbarossaStefan NemanjaThird Crusade

4. 28 August

   Guy of Lusignan begins the siege of Acre

   Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, began the siege of Acre, his first significant counterattack against Saladin and part of what became the Third Crusade. The siege lasted until July 1191 and ended in a key crusader victory.

   Third CrusadeGuy of Lusignan

In the profiles

• Free and Hanseatic City of HamburgDate of the Barbarossa charter, later forged, that underpins the port's privileges

Born in 1189 1

• Yuri II of Vladimir1189–1238

Died in 1189 6

• Henry II of England1133–1189
• William II of Sicily1153–1189
• Emperor Shizong of Jin1123–1189
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune1159–1189
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony1156–1189
• Fujiwara no Yasuhira1155–1189