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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.

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.

Events Before

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

    Baldwin V becomes Count of Flanders

  4. 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.

  5. King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

    King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Giovanni di Sabina is elected Pope Sylvester III

    Giovanni di Sabina is elected Pope Sylvester III

  4. 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"

  5. King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

    King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

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What happened on December 10, 1041?
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.
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His wife Empress Zoe elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.

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