- May 15 Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays cornerstone for Cologne Cathedral
- Aug 15 Construction of the new Cologne Cathedral in the Gothic style begins with the laying of the foundation stone by Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden (completed 1880)
- Aug 25 The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.
- Nov 1 Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor
- Nov 23 Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates