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Arnulf III the Hapless becomes Earl of Flanders

Arnulf III the Hapless becomes Earl of Flanders

Arnulf III the Hapless becomes Earl of Flanders

Events Before

  1. Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeats invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and

    Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeats invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig, who are both killed

  2. William the Conqueror's troops set sail from Normandy to invade England

    William the Conqueror (1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.

  3. William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

    William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey Bay in Sussex, beginning the Norman Conquest of England

  4. Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II, who is killed

    Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II, who is killed in the battle

  5. Baldwin VI becomes Count of Flanders

    Baldwin VI becomes Count of Flanders

Events After

  1. Battle of Cassel; Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I

    Robert I (1035 – 13 October 1093), known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093.

  2. Bari falls to Robert Guiscard's Norman forces, ending Byzantine rule in Italy

    Bari falls to Robert Guiscard's Norman forces, ending Byzantine rule in Italy

  3. Battle of Manzikert: Seljuq Turks led by sultan Alp Arslan beat and capture Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes

    Battle of Manzikert: Seljuq Turks led by sultan Alp Arslan beat and capture Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes

  4. Robert Guiscard's Norman force conquers Palermo

    The Siege of Palermo was carried out by the Normans under the command of Robert Guiscard and Roger of Hauteville against the Muslim-held city of Palermo.

  5. Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes blinded by rivals and exiled

    Romanos IV Diogenes was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the empire, he is nevertheless best known for...

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