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Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

Events Before

  1. Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of the dying Constantine VIII

    Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of the dying Constantine VIII

  2. Battle of Stiklestad: Norwegian King Olaf II is killed while trying to reclaim the throne, one of the most famous Norweg

    Battle of Stiklestad: Norwegian King Olaf II is killed while trying to reclaim the throne, one of the most famous Norwegian battles

  3. Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of the Franks (1031-60)

    Robert II (972 – 20 July 1031), called the Pious (French: le Pieux) or the Wise (French: le Sage), was King of the Franks from 996 to 1031, the second from the Capetian dynasty.

  4. Abbot Humbert of Echternach Abbey opens the grave of Saint Willibrord, founder of the abbey in the 7th century

    Abbot Humbert of Echternach Abbey opens the grave of Saint Willibrord, founder of the abbey in the 7th century

  5. Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter Bethóc and C

    Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.

Events After

  1. Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor

    Conrad II (German: Konrad II, c. 990 – 4 June 1039), also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039.

  2. King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

    King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

  3. Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, Byzantium Emperor dies of results of dropsy. His wife Empress Zoe elevates her adoptive son t

    Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, Byzantium Emperor dies of results of dropsy. His wife Empress Zoe elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.

  4. The Battle of Ménfő takes place in Hungary, won by a German force led by Peter Orseolo over Hungarians

    The Battle of Ménfő takes place in Hungary, won by a German force led by Peter Orseolo over Hungarians

  5. Edward the Confessor, King of England (40), marries Edith, daughter of the Earl of Godwin

    Edward the Confessor, King of England (40), marries Edith, daughter of the Earl of Godwin

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