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Henry V installs the antipope Gregory VIII, but he is excommunicated by Calixtus II, who is elected by the cardinals to replace Gelasius.
French king Louis VI is defeated at the Battle of Bremule by an English army under King Henry I, who is defending his newly won province of Normandy.
Burgundian knight and crusader Hugues de Payens founds in Jerusalem the military order known as the Knights Templars, whose duty it is to protect religious travelers. The order becomes wealthy and powerful.
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