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Battle at Mailberg: Vratislav II of Bohemia defeats Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095.

Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was one of the main opponents of the German king Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy.

Historical Significance

Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095.

Events Before

  1. Persian polymath Omar Khayyam completes the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a precise 33-year intercalation cycle

    Persian polymath Omar Khayyam completes the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a precise 33-year intercalation cycle and the basis for the Persian calendar still in use today

  2. Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clement III

    Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clement III

  3. Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Byzantine emperor

    Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118.

  4. Battle of Dyrrhachium: Southern Italian Normans under Robert Guiscard defeat Byzantine army under Alexios I Komnenos (mo

    Battle of Dyrrhachium: Southern Italian Normans under Robert Guiscard defeat Byzantine army under Alexios I Komnenos (modern Durrës, Albania)

  5. Emperor Henry V is born

    Emperor Henry V is born

Events After

  1. Anti-pope Clement crowns German King Hendrik IV as Holy Roman Emperor

    Anti-pope Clement crowns German King Hendrik IV as Holy Roman Emperor

  2. Alfonso VI of León and Castile captures the Muslim taifa of Toledo

    Alfonso VI of León and Castile captures the Muslim taifa of Toledo

  3. San Marcos ministry in Venice initiated

    San Marcos ministry in Venice initiated

  4. Results of the Domesday inquiry are presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Gre

    Results of the Domesday inquiry are presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Great Domesday are historically contestable)

  5. Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III

    Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III

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Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was one of the main opponents of the German king Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy.
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Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095.

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