1137

Events

• Louis VII is crowned King of France. He subsequently marries Eleanor of Aquitaine, daughter of William X.
• Rochester Cathedral is severely damaged by a fire, but is soon rebuilt.

Births

• Amalric I, Latin king of Jerusalem
• Saladin

Deaths

• April 9 - William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)
• August 1 - King Louis VI of France (b. 1081)
• Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1075)