1140s
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[edit] Events
- 1142
- End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan
- 1143 Celestine II is elected pope.
- 1144 Pope Celestine II is succeeded by Pope Lucius II
- 1146 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy
- 1145 - 1147: Second Crusade. Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims