1077
Year 1077 (MLXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1040s 1050s 1060s – 1070s – 1080s 1090s 1100s |
| Years: | 1074 1075 1076 – 1077 – 1078 1079 1080 |
Events
By area
Africa
- The Almoravids complete the conquest of the Ghana Empire, and reach Spain.
Asia
- The Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea and Jerusalem.
- Suleyman I of Rûm becomes the leader of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm in modern Turkey.
- Anush Tigin Gharchai becomes, as a Seljuk vassal, leader of the Khwarezmid Empire.
Europe
- January 26 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication.
- January 28 – Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.
- April 3
- The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor granted the county of Friuli, with ducal status, to Sigaerd, Patriarch of Aquileia.
- Robert Curthose starts his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror, in Normandy.
- The kingdom of Duklja is founded.
- The first recorded Trial by combat is held in England.
- Vsevolod of Kiev becomes the prince of Kievan Rus'.
- Alfonso VI of Castile conquers Coria.[1]
- Pope Gregory VII places the island of Corsica under the secular rule of the archbishop of Pisa.[2]
- Hugh of Burgundy supports the king of Aragon in his conquest of the castle of Muñones from the emir of Zaragossa.[3]
By topic
Arts
- The Bayeux Tapestry is made.
Religion
- The first English Cluniac Benedictine priory is established, at Lewes.
- Paul of Caen becomes Abbot of St Albans in England; the building of St Albans Abbey Church commences.
- Pope Christodolos of Alexandria ends his reign as Coptic Pope.
- Dionysius V Lazaros becomes Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
Births
- December 26 – Baldwin the Monk, Norman priest (died 1184)
- date unknown
- King Alexander I of Scotland, Scottish royal (died 1124)
- Joseph ibn Migash, rabbi (died 1141)
- Lady Sybil Corbet, French mistress to King Henry I of England (died 1157)
Deaths
- April 25 – Geza I of Hungary
- Agnes de Poitou, wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor and regent (b. 1020)
- King Anawrahta of Burma (b. 1044)
- Abolfazl Beyhaghi, Persian historian and writer (b. 995)
- Shao Yong, Chinese philosopher, cosmologist, poet and historian (b. 1011)
- Zhang Zai, Chinese Neo-Confucian moral philosopher and cosmologist (b. 1020)
1077 Media
King Alfonso VI (the Brave) is crowned, and becomes "Emperor of all Spain".
References
- ↑ Picard, Christophe (2000). Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle). L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. p. 109. ISBN 2-7068-1398-9.
- ↑ Colombani, Philippe (2010). Héros corses du Moyen Age. Ajaccio: Albiana. p. 173. ISBN 978-2-84698-338-9.
- ↑ Canellas, Angel (1951). "Las Cruzadas de Aragon en el Siglo XI". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.