Events The County of Portugal is established for the second time by Count Henry of Burgundy. Pembroke Castle is built in Wales. The cathedral in Valence, France is consecrated. Coloman becomes King of Hungary. March — Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus sends ambassadors to Pope Urban II, at the Council of Piacenza, to discuss sending mercenaries against the Seljuk Turks. November 18 — The Council of Clermont begins. The council is called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending… (More on 1095)