The 1070s

1079

Emperor Horikawa of Japan (died 1107)

Emperor Horikawa was the 73rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Emperor Horikawa of Japan (died 1107)

1078

Iziaslav I of Kiev (born 1024)

Iziaslav I Yaroslavich was Prince of Turov and Grand Prince of Kiev.

Iziaslav I of Kiev (born 1024)

1077

Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)

Géza I was King of Hungary from 1074 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Béla I. His baptismal name was Magnus. With German assistance, Géza's cousin Solomon acquired th…

Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)

1077

Andronikos Doukas, Byzantine courtier (born 1022)

Andronikos Doukas, Latinized as Andronicus Ducas, was a protovestiarios and protoproedros of the Byzantine Empire.

Andronikos Doukas, Byzantine courtier (born 1022)

1076 950 years ago

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050)

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050)

1075

Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.

Demetrius Zvonimir was a King of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1075 or 1076 until his death in 1089. Prior to that, Zvonimir also served as Ban of Croatia (1064/1070–1074). His native …

Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.

1075

Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (born 1013)

Richeza of Poland was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Béla I, King of Hungary.

Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (born 1013)

1075

Gebhard of Supplinburg, Saxon count

Gebhard of Supplinburg was a Saxon count in the Eastphalian Harzgau and Nordthüringgau. He was the father of Emperor Lothair II.

Gebhard of Supplinburg, Saxon count

1075

Ernest, Margrave of Austria (born 1027)

Ernest, known as Ernest the Brave, was the Margrave of Austria from 1055 to his death in 1075. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.

Ernest, Margrave of Austria (born 1027)

1075

Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople

John VIII of Constantinople, a native of Trebizond, was a Byzantine intellectual, jurist, and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1064 to 1075. He was the uncle of John Xip…

Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople

1074

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

Herman I of Baden was the titular Margrave of Verona and the agnatic ancestor of the Margraves of Baden.

Herman I, Margrave of Baden

1073

Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II

Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…

Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II

1073

Pope Alexander II

Pope Alexander II, born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply i…

Pope Alexander II

1073

Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (born 1034)

Emperor Go-Sanjō was the 71st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His given name was Takahito (尊仁).

Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (born 1034)

1073

Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II

Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…

Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II

1072

Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is blinded on command of caesar John Doukas

Romanos IV Diogenes (Greek: Ῥωμανός Διογένης, romanized: Rōmanos Diogenēs; was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to …

Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is blinded on command of caesar John Doukas

1072

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (born 1037)

Hawise of Rennes was Duchess of Brittany from 1066 until her death.

Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (born 1037)

1072

Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician (born 1007)

Ouyang Xiu, courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁) and Liu Yi Jushi (六一居士), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politici…

Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician (born 1007)

1071 955 years ago

The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.

The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that culturally became Persianate and contributed to …

The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.

1071 955 years ago

William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (died 1126)

William IX was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101.

William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (died 1126)

1071 955 years ago

Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c

Manuel Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader, the oldest son of John Komnenos and brother of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos. A relative, by marriage, of Em…

Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c

1071 955 years ago

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan captured Byzantine emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert.

The Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of conflicts in the Middle Ages between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire. They shifted the balance of power in Asia Minor, Armenia…

Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan captured Byzantine emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert.

1070

The Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

Pavia is a town and comune in south-western Lombardy, Northern Italy, 35 kilometres south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of about…

The Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

1070

Godelieve, Flemish saint (born 1049)

Godelieve was a Flemish saint.

Godelieve, Flemish saint (born 1049)