dies at Damascus after a 28-year reign. He is succeeded by his 11-year-old son As-Salih Ismail al-Malik. Meanwhile, Saladin declares himself his regent and vassal. July 11 – King Amalric I dies of dysentery after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by his 13-year-old son Baldwin IV (the Leper), who becomes ruler of Jerusalem. Count Raymond of Tripoli is appointed as his regent. November 23 – Saladin arrives at Damascus and spends the night at his father's old house, until the gates of the Citadel of Damascus, are opened to him, after a brief siege by his brother Tughtakin ibn Ayyub. Egypt July 25 – The Sicilian fleet (some 250 ships) under Admiral Tancred launches a failed attack against Alexandria. But he is deprived of support and forced to sail away after a seven-day blockade on August 1. Saladin sends his brother Turan-Shah with an army and supporting fleet to conquer Yemen. This to consolidate Muslim control over the Red Sea while protecting the pilgrimage route from Egypt to Mecca. Asia Kilij Arslan II, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, rounds off his conquest of the Danishmend Turks in Eastern Anatolia. He allies with the Zangid rulers against Mosul. By topic Religion April 7 – Pope Alexander III consecrates Richard of Dover as archbishop of Canterbury at Anagni. Richard returns to England bearing his pallium which he has received directly from the pope. July 7 – Henry II does penance at Canterbury for the murder of Thomas Becket (see 1170), even though indirect. He is whipped by the monks as punishment. Births Edmund of Abingdon, English archbishop (d. 1240) Emeric, king of Hungary and Croatia (d. 1204) Gerard of Villamagna, Italian hermit (d. 1242) Hedwig of Silesia, duchess of Greater Poland (d. 1243) Ingeborg of Denmark, queen of France (d. 1237) Liu Songnian, Chinese landscape painter (d. 1224) Robert de Gresle, English landowner (d. 1230) Sava (the Enlightener), Serbian prince (d. 1236) Deaths January 18 – Vladislaus II, duke of Bohemia (b. 1110) May 15 – Nur al-Din, Seljuk ruler of Syria (b. 1118) June 28 – Andrei Bogolyubsky, prince of Vladimir July 11 – Amalric I, king of Jerusalem (b. 1136) September 17 – Pietro di Miso, Italian cardinal September 22 – Uhtred, Lord of Galloway Ananda Thuriya, Burmese minister and poet Arnau Mir (or Arnal), count of Pallars Jussà Enguerrand (or Ingram), bishop of Glasgow Everard des