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Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands

Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands

Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands

Events Before

  1. Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins a seven-year Middle Eastern journey, which he later describes in his book "Safarnam

    Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins a seven-year Middle Eastern journey, which he later describes in his book "Safarnama"

  2. King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

    King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

  3. Pope Gregory VI abdicates at the Council of Sutri, ending a conflict between himself, Benedict IX and Sylvester III; Cle

    Pope Gregory VI abdicates at the Council of Sutri, ending a conflict between himself, Benedict IX and Sylvester III; Clement II becomes the new Pope

  4. Pope Clement II, [Suitger] elected

    Pope Clement II, [Suitger] elected

  5. Pope Clement II crowns Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor

    Henry III (German: Heinrich III, 28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called the Black (German: Heinrich der Schwarze) or the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056.

Events After

  1. Bruno, Count of Egisheim-Dagsburg, is crowned Pope Leo IX

    Bruno, Count of Egisheim-Dagsburg, is crowned Pope Leo IX

  2. Philip I is born

    Philip I is born

  3. The Great Schism between Western and Eastern churches begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert issues a bull of excommunicatio

    The Great Schism between Western and Eastern churches begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert issues a bull of excommunication against Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the altar of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

  4. Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome

    Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome

  5. Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers

    Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers

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