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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

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

Events Before

  1. Synod of Pavia: Emperor Henry II convicts married priest

    Synod of Pavia: Emperor Henry II convicts married priest

  2. Great Al-Andalus earthquake strikes the Umayyad Caliphate around Córdoba (modern southern Spain)

    Great Al-Andalus earthquake strikes the Umayyad Caliphate around Córdoba (modern southern Spain)

  3. Bolesław I the Brave is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland

    Bolesław I the Brave (967 – 17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025 and the first King of Poland in 1025.

  4. Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor, founding the Salian dynasty

    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.

  5. Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks

    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.

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

    Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

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