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  • April 17 – Canute IV succeeds as king of Denmark on the death of his brother Harald III.
  • May 14 – William Walcher, Bishop of Durham, is killed by rebel Northumbrians. To punish the rebels, King William I of England sends his half-brother Odo of Bayeux to pacify Northumbria.
  • July 5 – Ísleifur Gissurarson, the first bishop in Iceland, dies while giving mass in Skálholt church.
  • Autumn – King William I of England's son Robert Curthose is sent to invade Scotland; he reaches as far as Falkirk.
  • October 14 – Battle on the Elster between the armies of the two rival brothers-in-law kings of the German states, Henry IV, King of the Romans and Rudolf of Rheinfelden meeting at the White Elster river in the Great Saxon Revolt civil war of the Holy Roman Empire. Rudolf is the victor but dies the following day at Merseburg of wounds received.
  • King William I of England, in a letter, refuses to accept Pope Gregory VII as his overlord.
  • King Alfonso VI of León and Castile establishes Latin liturgy in the Catholic Church in place of the Mozarabic Rite.
  • Osmund (bishop of Salisbury), builds Devizes Castle in England.
  • c. 1080–1100 – The Master of Daphni creates the mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the central dome of the katholikon at Daphni Monastery in Greece.
    • Asia
  • The Rubenid Principality of Cilicia gains independence after its founder, Ruben I, Prince of Armenia, succeeds in establishing his authority in the mountainous regions of Cilicia (approximate date).
  • The Seljuq-led Turkish tribes begin the Great Turkish Invasion of the Kingdom of Georgia.
  • The Song dynasty Chinese polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo begins his defensive military campaign against the Tangut people of the Western Xia Kingdom, successfully defending the invasion route to Yan'an.
    • Africa
  • The Almoravid emir, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, conquers Tangier, Badis and Hunayn.

    • 1081

  • April 1 – Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates is overthrown by Alexios I Komnenos who is crowned on April 5, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty.
  • May 8 – Alfonso VI of Castile marries Constance of Burgundy.
  • October 18 – Byzantine–Norman wars: Battle of Dyrrhachium: Alexios I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania) but is defeated by Robert Guiscard, Norman Duke of Apulia and Calabria, outside the city of Dyrrhachium (Durrës), the Byzantine capital of Illyria. The Normans govern Albania from southern Italy until around 1100.
  • Corfu is taken from the Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard.
  • Turkish emir Tzachas conquers İzmir and founds a short-lived principality, emerging as the first sea power in Turkish history.
  • Battle of Mynydd Carn near St Davids in Wales: Gruffudd ap Cynan in alliance with Rhys ap Tewdwr (prince of Deheubarth) defeats the forces of Trahaearn ap Caradog, Caradog ap Gruffydd and Meilir ap Rhiwallon (who are all killed), allowing Gruffudd to claim the Kingdom of Gwynedd.
  • Construction begins on St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense, Denmark.
  • Pope Gregory VII writes a letter to the Bishop of Metz about Henry IV's behavior.

    • 1082

  • Construction of the Rochester Cathedral is completed in England.
  • The German Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor besieges Rome and gains entry; a synod is agreed upon by the Romans to rule on the dispute between Henry and Pope Gregory VII.
  • Ottokar II succeeds his brother Adalbero (died 1086 or 1087) as margrave of Styria.
  • The Korean printing of the entire Buddhist Tripitaka is completed.
  • A military campaign advised by Shen Kuo fails.
  • The first mention of the German town of Hofgeismar is recorded.

    • By place

    Europe
  • Sancho I of Aragon conquers Graus.
  • Alfonso VI of Castile conquers Talavera de la Reina.
  • Duklja conquers Bosnia.
  • In June, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor besieges Pope Gregory VII in Castel Sant'Angelo.
    • Africa
  • Ceuta falls to the Almoravids after a five years siege.

    • 1084

  • Saint Bruno founds the Carthusian Order of monks.
  • Kyanzittha begins his reign in Burma.
  • Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned Emperor by Antipope Clement III.
  • Rome is besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and is then sacked by the Normans of Robert Guiscard, who intended to restore papal authority over the city.
  • Pope Gregory VII, who had been imprisoned by Henry IV at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, is freed by Robert Guiscard.
  • During the struggle for power in Sweden, King Halsten is killed and his brother Inge the Elder is deposed in Svealand, only ruling Götaland for the next three years. The Svears take Blot-Sweyn as their king.
  • Antioch is captured by the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantines.
  • Chancellor Sima Guang and a group of scholars of the Chinese Song dynasty complete the compilation of the Zizhi Tongjian, an enormous written universal history of China in 294 volumes of 3 million written Chinese characters.

    • 1085

  • April 2 – Emperor Zhezong becomes emperor of Song Dynasty. Empress Dowager Gao cancels all the reform packages and dismisses pro-reform Wang Anshi.
  • May 25 – Alfonso VI of Castile enters the Islamic city of Toledo, Spain, and invites French knights to settle the central plateau of Spain.
  • The Domesday survey is commissioned by William I of England, apparently prompted by the abortive invasion of Canute IV of Denmark, to ensure proper taxation and levies.
  • Henry IV extends the "Peace of God" over his entire empire.
  • Katedralskolan in Lund, the oldest school in Scandinavia, is founded.
  • Vratislav, Duke of Bohemia, is crowned King.
  • By this year, the annual output of copper currency for the Chinese Song Dynasty reaches 6 billion coins a year, prompting the Chinese government to adopt the world's first paper-printed money later in the 1120s.

    • By area

    Asia
  • Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule.
  • The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire.
    • Europe
  • October 23 – Battle of Sagrajas: Alfonso VI of León and Castile is defeated by the Almoravids, who had been called into Spain by Abbad III of Sevilla.
  • The Domesday Book is completed in England.
  • Syracuse, the last Muslim stronghold in Sicily, is conquered by the Normans.

    • By topic

    Religion
  • May 24 – Pope Victor III succeeds Pope Gregory VII as the 158th pope, though he does not accept election until May 9, 1087.

    • By place

    Africa
  • Mahdia campaign: The navies of Genoa and Pisa take the capital of the Zirids and occupy it for a year. Subsequently both republics obtain trading privileges.
    • Asia
  • Emperor Horikawa ascends to the throne of Japan.
  • End of the formal reign of Emperor Shirakawa, but not of his cloistered rule
    • Europe
  • May 9 – The remains of Saint Nicholas are brought to Bari, Italy by local sailors.
  • September 9 – William II becomes King of England.
  • Inge the Elder returns to Svealand, kills Blot-Sweyn and anew proclaims himself King of Sweden.
  • A fire in London, England destroys much of the city including St Paul's Cathedral.
  • The Sharq al-Andalus falls under the domination of El Cid supported by the malik of Tortosa.

    • By topic

    Religion
  • May 9 – Pope Victor III formally accepts elevation as the 158th pope.

    • By area

    Africa
  • Mansur ibn Nasir succeeds Nasir ibn Alnas as ruler of the Hammadid Dynasty.
    • Europe
  • A rebellion in England against William II of England is led by Odo of Bayeux.
  • The 6.5 Ms Tmogvi earthquake affects the Kingdom of Georgia, causing severe damage and many deaths.
  • Almoravid campaign in al-Andalus. Yusuf ibn Tashfin besieges Aledo but is forced to retreat by the arrival on the scene of the troops of King Alfonso of Leon and Castile.
  • The troops of the count of Barcelona reconquer the ancient archiepiscopal see of Tarragona (lost again in 1108). Berenguer de Lluçanés becomes the city's new archbishop

    • By topic

    Arts and culture
  • The Dream Pool Essays is published in this year by the polymath Chinese scientist and statesman Shen Kuo. His book represents the earliest known writing about the magnetic compass, movable type printing, experimentation with the camera obscura only decades after Ibn al-Haytham, and includes many different fields of study in essay and encyclopedic form, including geology, astronomy, botany, zoology, mineralogy, anatomy, pharmacology, geography, optics, economics, military strategy, philosophy, etc. Some of Shen's most advanced theories include geomorphology and gradual climate change, while he improves Chinese astronomy by fixing the position of the pole star and correcting the lunar error by plotting its orbital course every night for a continuum of five years. Shen's book is also the first to describe the drydock in China, and discusses the advantages of the relatively recent invention of the canal pound lock over the old flash lock.
  • The Chinese polymath statesman and scientist Su Song has the successful pilot model for his astronomical clock tower constructed in Kaifeng, China. It features an escapement mechanism and the world's oldest known endless power-transmitting chain drive to operate the armillary sphere, opening doors, and mechanical-driven mannequins that would rotate in shifts to announce the time on plaques.
    • Education
  • The oldest extant university, the University of Bologna, is founded.
    • Religion
  • March 12 – Pope Urban II succeeds Pope Victor III as the 159th pope.
  • Work begins on the third and largest church at Cluny.

    • By area

    Asia
  • Rama Varma Kulashekhara is crowned in Kerala.
  • Palmyra is destroyed by an earthquake.
    • Europe
  • Northumbria in England is divided by the Normans into the counties of Northumberland, County Palatine of Durham, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Lancashire.
  • George II resigns the throne of Georgia in favor of his 16-year-old son, David IV.
  • August 11 – A powerful earthquake is recorded in Britain.
  • June 22 – Gaston IV of Bearn and the Frankish crusaders take the Aragonese city of Monzón from the emir of Zaragoza.

    • By topic

    Religion
  • Cîteaux Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery, is founded in southern France.
  • The Synod of Melfi under Pope Urban II issued decrees against simony and the clerical marriage. Supposedly, this council declared that the concubines and illegitimate wives of these clerics were subject to slavery.

    • Significant people

    Al-Muqtadi caliph of Baghdad

    Contents

    Pope Gregory VII

    Malik-Shah I Seljuk sultan

    Nizam al-Mulk

    Pope Victor III

    Pope Urban II

    Births

    1080

    Adelard of Bath, English philosopher (d. 1152)

    Adolf III, German count of Berg and Hövel (d. 1152)

    Alberic of Ostia, French cardinal-bishop (d. 1148)

    Barthélemy de Jur, French bishop (approximate date)

    Cellach of Armagh (or Celsus), Irish archbishop (d. 1129)

    Egas Moniz o Aio, Portuguese nobleman (d. 1146)

    Eilika of Saxony, German noblewoman (d. 1142)

    Ermesinde of Luxembourg, countess of Namur (d. 1143)

    Guarinus of Palestrina, Italian cardinal-bishop (d. 1158)

    Harald Kesja (the Spear), king of Denmark (d. 1135)

    Helie of Burgundy, countess of Toulouse (d. 1141)

    Henry I, archbishop of Mainz (approximate date)

    Honorius Augustodunensis, French theologian (d. 1154)

    Ibn Tumart, Almoravid political leader (approximate date)

    Leo I, prince of Cilician Armenia (approximate date)

    Lhachen Utpala, Indian king of Ladakh (d. 1110)

    Magnus Erlendsson, Norse earl of Orkney (d. 1115)

    María Rodríguez, countess of Barcelona (d. 1105)

    Matilda of Scotland, queen of England (d. 1118)[32]

    Piotr Włostowic, Polish nobleman (approximate date)

    Reginald I (the One-Eyed), count of Bar (d. 1149)

    Richard Fitz Pons, Norman nobleman (d. 1129)

    Robert Pullen, English cardinal (approximate date)

    Rotrou III (the Great), French nobleman (d. 1144)

    Theresa, Portuguese queen and regent (d. 1130)

    Wanyan Zonghan, Chinese nobleman (d. 1136)

    Wulfric of Haselbury, English wonderworker (d. 1154)

    1081

    Louis VI ("the Fat"), king of France (approximate date)

    Gruffydd ap Rhys, Welsh king of Deheubarth (d. 1137)

    Rudolf I, count of Bregenz and Chur (d. 1160)

    Satake Masayoshi, Japanese samurai (d. 1147)

    Suger, French abbot and historian (approximate date) (d. 1151)

    William I, count of Luxembourg (d. 1131)

    Zhang Bangchang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1127)

    Zhao Mingcheng, Chinese scholar-official (d. 1129)

    1082

    June 7 – Huizong, emperor of the Song dynasty (d. 1135)

    November 11 – Ramon Berenguer III, count of Barcelona (d. 1132)

    Goswin of Anchin, French Benedictine monk and abbot (d. 1165)

    Mary of Scotland, countess of Boulogne (d. 1116)

    Minamoto no Yoshikuni, Japanese samurai (d. 1155)

    Muhammad I Tapar, sultan of the Seljuk Empire (d. 1118)

    Yaropolk II Vladimirovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1139)

    Approximate date

    Petronilla of Lorraine, countess and regent of Holland (d. 1144)

    Theotonius of Coimbra, Portuguese royal advisor (d. 1162)

    Ulrich of Attems, Italian nobleman

    1083

    December 1 – Anna Komnene, Byzantine princess (d. 1153)

    Florine of Burgundy, French noblewoman and crusader (d. 1097)

    Li Gang, Chinese politician and Grand Chancellor (d. 1140)

    Qadi Iyad, Almoravid imam and chief judge (qadi) (d. 1149)

    Raymond du Puy, French knight and Grand Master (d. 1160)

    Shin Panthagu, Burmese Buddhist monk and primate (d. 1174)

    Viacheslav I Vladimirovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1154)

    Approximate date

    Jindřich Zdík (or Henry Zdík), bishop of Olomouc (d. 1150)

    Otto IV, count palatine of Bavaria (approximate date)

    1084

    August 1 – Heonjong, Korean king of Goryeo (d. 1097)

    Alan I (le Noir), viscount of Rohan (d. 1147)

    Ali ibn Yusuf, ruler of the Almoravids (d. 1143)

    Bahram-Shah, ruler of the Ghaznavids (d. 1157)

    Charles I (the Good), count of Flanders (d. 1127)

    David I, king of Scotland (approximate date)

    Li Qingzhao, Chinese female poet and writer

    Rainier, margrave of Montferrat (approximate date)

    Rechungpa, Tibetan founder of the Kagyu school (d. 1161)

    Wang, Chinese empress of the Song dynasty (d. 1108)

    1085

    September 19 – Maria Komnene, Byzantine princess

    Ahmad Sanjar, Seljuk ruler of Khorasan (approximate date)

    Alberich of Reims, archbishop of Bourges (approximate date)[33]

    Avempace, Andalusian polymath and philosopher (d. 1138)

    Constantine Komnenos, Byzantine aristocrat (approximate date)

    Elizabeth of Vermandois, English countess (approximate date)

    Floris II ("the Fat"), count of Holland (approximate date)

    Gilbert of Sempringham, English priest (approximate date)

    Imad ad-Din Zengi, Seljuk ruler of Mosul (approximate date)

    Meginhard I, count of Sponheim (approximate date)

    Otomae, Japanese female singer and musician (d. 1169)

    Otto II the Black, Moravian prince (approximate date)

    Ralph I (or Raoul), count of Vermandois (approximate date)

    Robert fitz Martin, Norman knight and nobleman (d. 1159)

    Stephen of Obazine, French priest and hermit (d. 1154)

    Waleran II, duke of Lower Lorraine (approximate date)

    William of Montevergine, Italian monk and abbot (d. 1142)

    William, Count of Sully ("the Simple"), French nobleman (approximate date)

    Zhang Zeduan, Chinese landscape painter (d. 1145)

    Zhu Bian, Chinese diplomat, poet and writer (d. 1144)

    1086

    April 24 – Ramiro II ("the Monk"), king of Aragon (d. 1157)

    August 11 – Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1125)[34]

    August 20 – Bolesław III Wrymouth, duke of Poland (d. 1138)

    al-Shahrastani, Persian scholar and historian (d. 1153)

    Þorlákur Runólfsson, Icelandic bishop (d. 1133)

    Vicelinus, bishop of Oldenburg in Holstein (d. 1154)

    Zhang Jun, Chinese general and official (d. 1154)

    1087

    September 13 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)

    Ibn Quzman, Andalusian poet and writer (approximate date)

    Reginald III (or Renaud), count of Burgundy (approximate date)

    Theoderich van Are (or Dietrich), German nobleman (d. 1126)

    1088

    January 31 – Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Muqtadi, son of caliph al-Muqtadi and Mah-i Mulk.

    July 24 – Ibn al-Arif, Moorish Sufi scholar and writer (d. 1141)

    November 7 – Hemachandra, Indian Jain poet and polymath (d. 1173)

    Bermudo Pérez de Traba, Spanish nobleman (d. 1168)

    Irene of Hungary, Byzantine empress consort (d. 1134)

    John IV, Byzantine prince and archbishop (approximate date)

    Lucienne de Rochefort, French crown princess (d. 1137)

    Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, Irish king of Connacht (d. 1156)

    William III of Mâcon (or William IV of Burgundy), French nobleman (d. 1156)

    Zhenxie Qingliao, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1151)

    1089

    Abraham ibn Ezra, Jewish rabbi and philosopher (d. 1167) (approximate date)

    Berthold of Zwiefalten, German abbot and writer (d. 1169) (approximate date)

    Dahui Zonggao, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1163)

    Han Shizhong, Chinese general of the Northern Song dynasty (d. 1151)

    Mahsati, Persian female poet and writer (approximate date)

    Richard de Luci, Norman High Sheriff of Essex (d. 1179)

    Sigurd the Crusader, king of Norway (d. 1130)

    Wulgrin II, count of Angoulême (approximate date)

    Deaths

    1080

    January 26 – Amadeus II, count of Savoy (b. 1050)

    April 17 – Harald III, king of Denmark (b. 1040)

    May 14 – Walcher, bishop of Durham

    July 5 – Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1006)

    October 15 – Rudolf of Rheinfelden, duke of Swabia[2]

    Abraham, bishop of St. David's (approximate date)

    Aristakes Lastivertsi, Armenian historian (b. 1002)

    Bertha of Blois, duchess of Brittany (approximate date)

    Haakon Ivarsson, Norwegian jarl (b. 1027)

    Lhachen Gyalpo, Indian king of Ladakh (b. 1050)

    Michael Attaleiates, Byzantine historian and writer

    Muhammad ibn Abbas, ruler of the Ghurid Dynasty

    1081

    January/February – Ibn Hayyus, Syrian poet and panegyrist (b. 1003)

    April 2/3 – Bolesław II the Bold (or "the Generous"), king of Poland (or 1082)

    June – Bernard of Menthon, French priest and saint

    September 1 – Eusebius (or Bruno), bishop of Angers

    October 18

    Konstantios Doukas, Byzantine emperor (b. 1060)

    Nikephoros Palaiologos, Byzantine general

    December 10 – Nikephoros III, Byzantine emperor

    December 21 – Abu al-Walid al-Baji, Moorish scholar and poet (b. 1013)

    Abelard of Hauteville, Italo-Norman nobleman

    Artau I, count of Pallars Sobirà (approximate date)

    Caradog ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwent, killed in battle

    Jōjin, Japanese Tendai monk and writer (b. 1011)

    Mihailo ("King of the Slavs"), Serbian king of Duklja

    Trahaearn ap Caradog, Welsh king of Gwynedd, killed in battle (b. 1044)

    1082

    April 2/3 (or 1081) – Bolesław II the Bold, king of Poland

    December 5 – Ramon Berenguer II, count of Barcelona

    Arsen Ninotsmindeli, Georgian bishop and calligrapher

    David of Munktorp, English Cluniac monk and abbot

    Lothair Udo II, margrave of the Nordmark

    Waleran I (or Walram), count of Arlon and Limburg

    Approximate date – Robert de Grandmesnil, Norman nobleman

    1083

    January 6

    Gonzalo Salvadórez, Spanish nobleman

    Ramiro Garcés, Spanish nobleman

    Sancho Garcés, Spanish nobleman

    January 11 – Otto of Nordheim, duke of Bavaria

    September 2 – Munjong of Goryeo, Korean ruler (b. 1019)

    November 2 – Matilda of Flanders, queen consort of England

    December 5 – Sunjong of Goryeo, Korean ruler (b. 1047)

    Adelelm of Jumièges, Norman monk and abbot

    Basil Apokapes (or Apocapes), Byzantine general

    Ermengarde of Tonnerre, French noblewoman

    Nicodemus of Palermo, Italian bishop and saint

    Touzi Yiqing, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1032)

    Zeng Gong, Chinese scholar and historian (b. 1019)

    Approximate date – Theodora Doukaina Selvo, Venetian dogaressa (b. 1058)

    1084

    February 16 – Siegfried I, archbishop of Mainz

    June 28 – Ekkehard of Huysburg, German abbot

    October 10 – Gilla Pátraic, bishop of Dublin

    November 20 – Otto II, margrave of Montferrat

    Aghsartan I, Georgian king of Kakheti and Hereti

    Fujiwara no Kenshi, Japanese empress (b. 1057)

    Halsten Stenkilsson, king of Sweden (approximate date)

    Herfast (or Arfast), Norman Lord Chancellor

    Hoël II, duke of Brittany (House of Cornouaille)

    Saw Lu, king of the Pagan Kingdom (b. 1049)

    1085

    January 3 – Williram of Ebersberg, German abbot

    April 1 – Shenzong, emperor of Song dynasty China (b. 1048)

    May 25 – Gregory VII, pope of the Catholic Church

    May 27 – Gundred, Countess of Surrey (or Gundreda), English noblewoman

    June 19 – Vitalis of Bernay, Norman monk and abbot

    July 17 – Robert Guiscard, Norman warrior and nobleman

    August 19 – Al-Juwayni, Persian scholar and imam (b. 1028)

    September 20 – Hermann II, German nobleman (b. 1049)

    Alfanus I (or Alfano), Italian physician and archbishop

    Al-Lakhmi, Fatimid scholar, jurist and writer (b. 1006)

    Cheng Hao, Chinese neo-Confucian philosopher (b. 1032)

    Maitripada, Indian Buddhist philosopher (b. 1007)

    Osbern Giffard, Norman nobleman (approximate date)

    Wang Gui, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 1019)

    Yūsuf Balasaguni, Karakhanid statesman (b. 1019)

    1086

    March 15 – Richilde, countess and regent of Flanders

    March 18 – Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (b. 1036)

    May 21 – Wang Anshi, Chinese chancellor (b. 1021)

    July 10 – Canute IV ("the Holy"), king of Denmark

    July 14 – Toirdelbach Ua Briain, Irish king (b. 1009)

    July 17 – García Ramírez, Aragonese bishop

    August 8 – Conrad I, count of Luxembourg (b. 1040)

    September 25 – William VIII, duke of Aquitaine

    October 11 – Sima Guang, Chinese politician (b. 1019)

    October 23 – Rodrigo Muñoz, Galician nobleman

    December 25 – Judith of Bohemia, duchess of Poland

    Gregory Pakourianos, Byzantine politician and general, killed in battle

    Huizong, Chinese emperor (Western Xia) (b. 1060)

    Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin, Irish monk and writer

    Muhammad ibn Ammar, Moorish poet (b. 1031)

    Odo I of Furneaux (or 'Eudes'), French nobleman (b. 1040)

    Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, killed in battle

    1087

    June 9 – Otto I ("the Fair"), prince of Olomouc (b. 1045)

    June 27 – Henry I the Long, margrave of the Nordmark

    September 9 – William the Conqueror, king of England[35]

    September 16 – Victor III, pope of the Catholic Church

    September 25 – Simon I, French nobleman (b. 1025)

    November 12 – William I, French nobleman (b. 1020)

    December 13 – Maria Dobroniega, duchess of Poland

    December 27 – Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1051)

    Abu Bakr ibn Umar, military leader of the Almoravids

    Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Arab astrologer (b. 1029)

    Arnold of Soissons (or Arnoul), French bishop (b. 1040)

    Asma bint Shihab, queen and co-regent of Yemen

    Blot-Sweyn, king of Svealand (approximate date)

    Eustace II, count of Boulogne (approximate date)

    Leo Diogenes, Byzantine co-emperor (b. 1069)

    Solomon (or Salomon), king of Hungary (b. 1053)

    Yaropolk Izyaslavich, prince of Turov and Volhyn

    1088

    January 6 – Berengar of Tours, French theologian

    April 7 – Burchard II (or Bucco), German bishop

    June 15 – Gebhard of Salzburg, German archbishop

    June 24 – William de Warenne, Norman nobleman

    July 27 – Benno II, German bishop and architect

    September 25 – Godfrey, English bishop of Chichester

    September 28 – Hermann of Salm, German nobleman

    Alberic of Monte Cassino, German Benedictine cardinal

    Berthold of Reichenau, German chronicler and writer

    Dubh Chablaigh ingen Áed, Irish queen consort of Munster

    Hugh de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle, Norman nobleman (approximate date)

    John Doukas, Byzantine usurper (approximate date)

    Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Persian Sufi poet (b. 1006)

    Mael Isa ua Máilgiric, Irish Chief Ollam and writer

    Marianus Scotus of Regensburg, Irish-born abbot (approximate date)

    Nasir Khusraw, Persian poet and philosopher (b. 1004) (latest date)

    Nasir ibn Alnas, Berber ruler of the Hammadids

    Ranulf I of Caiazzo (or Rainulf), Italo-Norman nobleman

    Rhiryd ap Bleddyn, Welsh king of Powys (b. 1049)

    Tigernach Ua Braín, Irish abbot and writer

    1089

    April 20 (possible date) – Demetrius Zvonimir, king of Croatia and Dalmatia

    May 24 – Lanfranc, Italian-born archbishop of Canterbury

    May 29/30 – Mah-i Mulk Khatun wife of caliph al-Muqtadi (r. 1075–1094).

    May 31 – Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne

    October 6 – Adalbero, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

    November 11 – Peter Igneus, Italian cardinal-bishop

    December 22 – William the Walloon, French abbot

    Agnes of Aquitaine, French-born countess consort of Savoy

    Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair, Irish king of Dublin, killed (approximate date)

    Durandus of Troarn, French monk and theologian

    Isaac ibn Ghiyyat, Spanish Jewish rabbi and philosopher

    Mieszko Bolesławowic, Polish prince of Kraków

    Renauld II, French count of Nevers and Auxerre

    Theobald III, Count of Blois (or Thibaut), French nobleman

    References

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