1147

1147 (MCXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1147th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 147th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 12th century, and the 8th year of the 1140s decade. As of the start of 1147, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1110s  1120s  1130s  – 1140s –  1150s  1160s  1170s
Years:	1144 1145 1146 – 1147 – 1148 1149 1150

Events

• Siege of Lisbon: King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims
• First written mention of Moscow.
• Abd al-Mumin destroys the Almoravid Empire
• Dore Abbey founded
• Wendish Crusade