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Wednesday, 12 August 2026
0003 Venus-Jupiter in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem 
0875 The Holy Roman Emperor Louis II dies in Brescia at age 50 after having named his cousin Carloman, son of Louis the German, as his successor, but Charles the Bald persuades Carloman to go home, beats Louis the German to Rome, and makes himself emperor.
0875 Louis II, king of Ital/ mperor of France, dies at about 50
1071 Alp Arslan beat Byzantines, emperor Romanos IV Diogenes.
1099 A kingdom of Jerusalem is established under the Norman Godfrey of Bouillon, who is elected king and assumes the title Defender of the Holy Sepulcher He defeats an Egyptian force at Askalon August 12, but disease and starvation have reduced the Crusaders to 60000, down from an original strength of 300000, and most of the survivors head for home.
1099 Battle at Ascalon: Godfried of Broth beats Egyptians
1121 In this year, Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder claims a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.
1158 Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies.
1164 Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
1323 Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the inaugural time
1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor where the Scots led by the regent Earl of Mar squandered their numerical advantage and following a confused attack were routed with heavy losses by Edward Balliol's army.
