The 1030s

1039

Dirk III, Count of Holland (born 981)

Dirk III was the count with jurisdiction over what would become the county of Holland, often referred to in this period as "West Frisia", from 993 to 27 May 1039. Until 1005, this …

Dirk III, Count of Holland (born 981)

1039

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 990)

Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian…

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 990)

1038

King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.

Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen, was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his dea…

King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.

1038

Gotthard of Hildesheim, German bishop (born 960)

Gotthard, also known as Gothard or Godehard the Bishop, was a German bishop venerated as a saint.

Gotthard of Hildesheim, German bishop (born 960)

1038

Stephen I, Hungarian king (born 975)

Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen, was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his dea…

Stephen I, Hungarian king (born 975)

1038

Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary.

Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen, was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his dea…

Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary.

1036 990 years ago

Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan (born 1008)

Emperor Go-Ichijō was the 68th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan (born 1008)

1036 990 years ago

Tedald, Italian bishop (born 990)

Tedald, also known as Theodald, Theodaldus, Tedaldus, Tedaldo, Teodaldus, Teodaltus, or Teodaldo, was the forty-third Bishop of Arezzo from 1023 until his death.

Tedald, Italian bishop (born 990)

1036 990 years ago

Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph (born 1005)

Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥākim, better known with his regnal name al-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh, was the seventh caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (1021–1036). Al-Zahir assumed the calip…

Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph (born 1005)

1035

Berenguer Ramon I, Spanish nobleman (born 1005)

Berenguer Ramon I, called the Crooked or the Hunchback, was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 1018 to his death.

Berenguer Ramon I, Spanish nobleman (born 1005)

1035

Baldwin IV, count of Flanders (born 980)

Baldwin IV, called the Bearded, was the count of Flanders from 987 until his death.

Baldwin IV, count of Flanders (born 980)

1035

William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigning until 1087.

William the Conqueror, sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normand…

William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigning until 1087.

1031 995 years ago

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

Olaf Haraldsson, also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfol…

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

1031 995 years ago

Sheng Zong, Chinese emperor (born 972)

Emperor Shengzong of Liao, personal name Wenshunu, sinicised name Yelü Longxu, was the sixth emperor of the Khitan-led Chinese Liao dynasty and its longest reigning monarch.

Sheng Zong, Chinese emperor (born 972)

1031 995 years ago

Taira no Tadatsune, Japanese governor

Taira no Tadatsune was a Japanese samurai lord and gōzoku in the Heian period. He was the head of the Taira clan in the early 11th century, and an ancestor of the Chiba clan. He s…

Taira no Tadatsune, Japanese governor

1031 995 years ago

Robert II, king of France (born 972)

Robert II, called the Pious or the Wise, was king of the Franks from 996 to 1031, the second from the Capetian dynasty. Crowned junior king in 987, he assisted his father on milita…

Robert II, king of France (born 972)

1030

Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian…

The Earls of Lade were a dynasty of Norse jarls who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century. Lade is sometimes called Hlathðr or Hlathir…

Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian…

1030

The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid…

The Battle of Azaz was an engagement fought in August 1030 near the Syrian town of Azaz between the Byzantine army, led by Emperor Romanos III Argyros in person, and the forces of …

The Battle of Azaz ends with a humiliating retreat of the Byzantine emperor, Romanos III Argyros, against the Mirdasid…

1030

Kyansittha, King of Burma (died 1112)

Kyansittha was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1084 to 1112/13, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, economic and cult…

Kyansittha, King of Burma (died 1112)

1030

Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (died 1079)

Stanislaus of Szczepanów was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold. He is the patron saint of Poland.

Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (died 1079)

1030

Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghaznavid emir (born 971)

Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin, usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi, was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. Widely reputed to be undefea…

Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghaznavid emir (born 971)

1030

Adalberon, French bishop

Adalberon, or Ascelin, was a French bishop and poet. He was a son of Reginar of Bastogne, the son of Gozlin, Count of Bidgau and Methingau, the son of Count Palatine Wigeric of Lot…

Adalberon, French bishop

1030

Olaf II of Norway (born 995)

Olaf Haraldsson, also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfol…

Olaf II of Norway (born 995)