By place Byzantine Empire •
April 11 – Emperor
Romanos III (
Argyros) is drowned in his bath, at the urging of his wife
Zoë, who marries her
chamberlain, and elevates him to the throne of the
Byzantine Empire, as
Michael IV. Romanos is buried in the
Church of St. Mary Peribleptos in
Constantinople.
Europe • Spring – Emperor
Conrad II (
the Elder) leads a German military expedition via the
Rhone River into
Burgundy, while two Italian armies led by Archbishop
Aribert and
Boniface III (margrave of
Tuscany) head over the
Alps and join with Count
Humbert I at
Great St. Bernard Pass. •
March – Conrad II converges his armies on
Lake Lemano and defeats Count
Odo II in battle at
Geneva (modern
Switzerland). For his assistance, Conrad grants Humbert I with the Burgundian
county of Maurienne. •
May – King
Mieszko II dies after a 6-year reign (probably killed as a result of a conspiracy) and is succeeded by his 17-year-old son
Casimir I (
the Restorer). A violent revolt spreads throughout
Poland. • King
Sancho III (
the Great) of
Pamplona captures
León, after defeating a string of rivals. His rule now extends from the borders of
Galicia in the west to the
County of Barcelona in the east. • Summer – Poland is broken up into regions (during the so-called
Pagan Reaction). Queen
Richeza, Casimir I and his sisters
Ryksa and
Gertruda are driven into
exile in
Germany. •
November 25 – King
Malcolm II dies in battle at
Glamis. He is succeeded by
Duncan I, son of his eldest daughter, rather than
Macbeth, who is possibly another grandson of his. • In
Al-Andalus, benefiting from the weakening of the Muslim central authority, the count of
Portugal, Gonçalo Maia, conquers
Montemor-o-Velho (approximate date). •
Franche-Comté becomes subject to the
Holy Roman Empire.
Africa • A
Pisan and
Genovese fleet attack Bona (modern
Annaba) on the
Maghribi coast (modern
Algeria). The city is occupied for one year. == Births ==