* Albert I of Brandenburg ( c. 1100 – 1170 ), first Margrave of Brandenburg

Albert the Bear (; c. 1100 – 18 November 1170 ) was the first Margrave of Brandenburg ( as Albert I ) from 1157 to his death and was briefly Duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.

* Alexios Komnenos ( c. 1170 – 1199 ), an alleged forefather of the Georgian noble family of Andronikashvili.

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In the second half of the 12th century, there was a sudden intensification of activity, leading to a 60-year " golden age " of medieval German literature referred to as the mittelhochdeutsche Blütezeit ( 1170 – 1230 ).

File: Codex Manesse Walther von der Vogelweide. jpg | Walther von der Vogelweide ( c. 1170 – 1230 )

* It was described at length in the Zhufan Zhi ( 諸蕃志, " Records of Foreign Peoples ") by Zhao Rugua ( 1170 – 1228 ), a Chinese customs inspector for the port city of Quanzhou during the Song Dynasty.

Before he could reach his destination though, David drowned at sea sometime between 1169 – 1170.

* August 6 – Saint Dominic, Spanish founder of the Dominicans ( b. 1170 )

* January 11 – Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School ( d. 1170 )

* December 21 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury ( d. 1170 )

Thomas Becket ( also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London, and later Thomas à Becket ; circa 1118 – 29 December 1170 ) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170.

) ( 2000 ), The Correspondence of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury ( 1162 – 1170 ).

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# 124r: Herr Walther von der Vogelweide ( c. 1170 – c. 1230 )

# 149v: Herr Wolfram von Eschenbach ( c. 1170 – c. 1220 )

# Frederick V, Duke of Swabia ( Pavia, 16 July 1164 – 28 November 1170 ).

# Otto I, Count of Burgundy ( June / July 1170 – killed, Besançon, 13 January 1200 ).

* August 24 – Eustace the Monk, French mercenary and pirate ( b. c. 1170 )

* March 15 – Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of Philip II of France ( b. 1170 )

* March 28 – Valdemar II of Denmark ( b. 1170 )

A new building was thus built between 1170 – 1178, partially inspired by that of San Nicola.

Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd (; 1100 – 28 November 1170 ) was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170, and the first to be known as Prince of Wales.

He was one of the four knights who assassinated Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in December 1170.

Besides checkmating Barbarossa, Alexander humbled King Henry II of England for the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170, to whom he was unusually close.

* 1170: On December 29, Thomas Becket is murdered.

He has been described as " perhaps the most popular saint in England prior to the death of Thomas Becket in 1170.

He has been described as " perhaps the most popular saint in England prior to the death of Thomas Becket in 1170.

Thomas Becket's murder at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 led to the cathedral becoming a place of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide.

After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, Canterbury became one of the most notable towns in Europe, as pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine.

A pivotal moment in the history of Canterbury Cathedral was the murder of Thomas Becket in the north-west transept ( also known as the Martyrdom ) on Tuesday 29 December 1170 by knights of King Henry II.

It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170.

Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, first performed in 1935.

The action occurs between December 2 and December 29, 1170, chronicling the days leading up to the martyrdom of Thomas Becket following his absence of seven years in France.

Part one takes place in the Archbishop Thomas Becket's hall on December 2, 1170.

Later, following the murder of Saint Thomas Becket in 1170, Becket's name was added to the dedication.

Sir Ifor Williams offered a date prior to 1100, based on linguistic and historical arguments, while later Saunders Lewis set forth a number of arguments for a date between 1170 and 1190 ; Thomas Charles-Edwards, in a paper published in 1970, discussed the strengths and weaknesses of both viewpoints, and while critical of the arguments of both scholars, noted that the language of the stories best fits the 11th century, although much more work is needed.

Significantly, at his coronation, he was anointed with holy oil that had reportedly been given to Becket by the Virgin Mary shortly before his death in 1170 ; this oil was placed inside a distinct eagle-shaped container of gold.

During the attack on Becket in 1170 by the four knights, Sir Reginald FitzUrse, Sir Hugh de Morville, Brito and Sir William de Tracy, Brito is said to have broken his sword when chopping at Becket's head.

The Interlude of the play is a sermon given by Becket on Christmas morning 1170.

Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury, ( c. 1118 – December 29, 1170 ) was named Provost of Beverley in 1154.

* Thomas Becket ( died 1170 ), also called Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Thomas the Martyr

With Becket he withdrew to France during the king's displeasure ; he returned with him in 1170, and was in Canterbury at the time of Becket's assassination.

After four of Henry's knights murdered Becket in 1170, public sentiment turned against the king and he was forced to make amends with the church.