1046

1046 (MXLVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1046th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 46th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1040s decade. As of the start of 1046, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1010s  1020s  1030s  – 1040s –  1050s  1060s  1070s
Years:	1043 1044 1045 – 1046 – 1047 1048 1049

Pope Clement II (r. 1046–1047)

Events

• First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks.
• Vatha Pagan Revolt in Hungary – Gerard Sagredo martyred in Budapest.
• Pope Gregory VI accused of simony at Council of Sutri – abdicates
• Henry III crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.
• March 5, Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he would later describe in his book Safarnameh.

Births

• Margaret Atheling, Queen of Scotland; Wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland and second daughter of Edward the Exile (died 1093)
• probable date
  • Pope Paschal II (died 1118)