1078
Year 1078 (MLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1040s 1050s 1060s – 1070s – 1080s 1090s 1100s |
| Years: | 1075 1076 1077 – 1078 – 1079 1080 1081 |
Events
- The Tower of London is built.
- Philaretos Brachamios does not keep his claim to the Byzantine Empire after he becomes duke of Antioch.
- August 7 – Battle of Mellrichstadt between Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the German anti-king Rudolf of Swabia
Births
- King Alexander I of Scotland, Scottish royal (died 1124)
- Constance of France, daughter of King Philip I of France (died 1118)