Timeline April 1194

Events in April 1194 3

• 1132 – 1194 Sancho VI of Navarre (1132-1194) Died 27 April 1194, aged 62 Sancho VI "the Wise" ruled the Kingdom of Navarre for nearly four decades, issuing the kingdom's first written law code, the Fuero General de Navarra, and defending its borders against Castile and Aragon. He was succeeded by his son Sancho VII.
• 1194 Battle of Florvåg King Sverre of Norway defeats the Bagler faction King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway defeated a fleet of the rebel Bagler faction, a church-backed opposition movement, off Florvåg near Bergen. The victory secured Sverre's hold on the Norwegian throne against his domestic rivals.
• 1194 Second Coronation of Richard I Winchester ceremony reaffirms Richard's kingship after captivity Following his return from German captivity and the suppression of his brother John's rebellion, Richard I underwent a second coronation at Winchester Cathedral on 17 April 1194. The ceremony was staged to show that his royal authority remained undiminished by his imprisonment.