A moment in history

Who ruled the world in 1121?

9 thrones active across 11 rulers, a snapshot of the 12th century.

1121 opened with a royal marriage intended to secure a dynasty. In January, Henry I of England wed Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor, hoping for a new male heir after the White Ship disaster of 1120 had drowned his only legitimate son. In France, Louis VI of France pressed his authority over restless nobles. In the Caucasus, King David IV of Georgia routed a Seljuk army at the Battle of Didgori in August, a victory that paved the way to the recapture of Tbilisi.