History of the World in Posts, 1 AD to 2011 AD

1026 AD: Pietro Barbolano becomes Doge of Venice

A.D. 1027:

• Conrad II is crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Salian dynasty.
• A son and heir is born to the Duke of Normandy, who names him William.

1028 AD: Lin Bu. considered one of the greatest poets of the Northern Song Dynasty, is born. He is best known for his romantic poetry, such as "Everlasting Longing."

AD 1029: Alp Arslan, son of the Seljuk Turkish leader Chaghri Beg, is born. He'll grow up to become ruler of the Seljuk Empire, including practically all of Persia and much of Asia Minor, and his armies will generally ruin a lot of people's days.

1030 AD: King Olaf II dies in battle against his pagan vassals; the Catholic Church responds by canonizing him as Saint Olaf and Rex perpetuum Norvegiae.

A.D. 1031: The Byzantine general George Maniaces retakes the major Christian archbishopric of Edessa from its Arab occupiers.

1032 AD: Bezprym, Duke of Poland, is murdered by his own men due to excessive cruelty. After his death, Poland loses prestige and is divided into three parts.

1033 AD: Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy.

1034 AD: King Malcolm the Destroyer of Scotland dies, probably in battle against bandits.

A.D. 1035:

• Death of Canute (Knútr) the Great, king of England, Denmark, Norway, and southern Sweden. His North Sea empire passes to separate monarchs.
• William becomes duke of Normandy.

edited 7th Apr '14 8:13:40 AM by Jhimmibhob

A.D 1036 - Pope Benedict IX is briefly forced out of Rome but returns with the help of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.

A.D. 1037: Avicenna, a Persian polymath (philosopher, poet, astronomer, etc.), dies.

edited 10th Apr '14 9:26:31 AM by burinnu

1038 AD: The name Versailles first appears in a Medieval charter.

AD 1039: Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, invades Poland

Jul 10th 1040 AD - Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes. source

edited 11th Apr '14 1:47:05 AM by josh6243

1041 A.D.: The inland city of Worcester in England rebels against the naval taxes of King Harthacnut.

edited 11th Apr '14 4:06:49 AM by Explosivo25

A.D. 1042:

• Zoë the Great becomes the sole ruling Empress of Byzantium.
• Upon the death of Harthacnut (Hardecanute), Edward the Confessor is crowned king of England.

1043 AD

• Per Igbo tradition, Eze Nri Ifikuanim becomes the first king of Nri, which is now part of West Africa. Nri was noted for being a safe haven for those rejected by their own tribes and escaped slaves.
• Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar born in Castile. He will go on to become El Cid.

1044 Pope Benedict IX is forced out of office and replaced by Pope Sylvester III. Sylvester's reign only lasted 21 days before Benedict regained the papacy.

edited 12th Apr '14 8:52:31 AM by WillyFourEyes

1045 AD: Edward the Confessor weds Edith of Wessex and begins construction of Westminster Abbey in England.

A.D.: 1046: Byzantine forces make first contact with a minor group of then-nomadic raiders called ... the Seljuk Turks.

1047 AD

• William, Duke of Normandy, consolidates his rule over Normandy with the help of Charles I of France.
• Pope Clement II dies of lead sugar poisoning; it is unknown if this was deliberate, or a side effect of medication. Benedict IX becomes Pope for the third and final time.

1048 AD: King Hardrada of Norway founds the city of Oslo

1049 AD: The Pisans^note Republic of Pisa successfully complete the conquest of Sardinia upon the Andalusian occupiers.

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1050 AD

• King Macbeth of Scotland makes a pilgrimage to Rome. This somehow fails to get into the Shakespeare version of his life story.
• The brewery of Weltenburg Abbey is first mentioned. Beer drinkers rejoice. (This brewery is still in operation, making it one of the oldest continually producing beer sites in existence.)