The 1050s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1050, and ended on December 31, 1059.
1050
By place
Europe
- Hedeby in Jutland is sacked by King Harald Hardrada of Norway, during the course of a conflict with Sweyn II of Denmark.[1][2]
- King Anund Jacob dies after a 28-year reign. He is succeeded by his elder half-brother Emund the Old as king of Sweden.[3][4]
- Macbeth, King of Scotland, makes a pilgrimage to Rome.[5][6][7]
Africa
- Aoudaghost, an important Berber trading center and rival of Koumbi Saleh, is captured by the Ghana Empire.[8][9][10]
By topic
Religion
- King Edward the Confessor unites the English dioceses of Devon and Cornwall. He moves the see from Crediton to Exeter and gives the order to build a cathedral.[11] Leofric becomes the first bishop of Exeter.[12][13][14]
- The brewery of Weltenburg Abbey (modern Germany) is first mentioned, thus making it one of the oldest still operating breweries in the world (approximate date).[15][16][17]
Significant people
Births
1050
- November 11 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1106)[46][47][48]
- Amadeus II, count of Savoy (approximate date)[49]
- Berthold II, duke of Swabia (approximate date)[50][51]
- Bertrand of Comminges, French bishop (d. 1126)[52][53][54]
- Frederick I, duke of Swabia (approximate date)[55]
- Leopold II ("the Fair"), margrave of Austria (d. 1095)[56]
- Lhachen Gyalpo, king of Ladakh (approximate date)[57][58]
- Liutold of Eppenstein, German nobleman (approximate date)[citation needed]
- Li Tang, Chinese landscape painter (approximate date)[59][60][61]
- Lope Íñiguez, lord of Biscay (approximate date)[62]
- Michael VII Doukas, Byzantine emperor (approximate date)[63]
- Muhammad al-Baghdadi, Arab mathematician (d. 1141)[64]
- Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster (approximate date)[65][66]
- Olaf I ("Hunger"), king of Denmark (approximate date)[citation needed]
- Olaf III ("the Peaceful"), king of Norway (approximate date)[67]
- Osbern of Canterbury, English hagiographer (d. 1090)[68]
- Peter the Hermit, French priest (approximate date)[69][70]
- Sophia of Hungary, duchess of Saxony (approximate date)[71]
- Sviatopolk II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1113)[72][73][74]
- Vidyakara, Indian Buddhist scholar (d. 1130)[citation needed]
1051
- September 21 – Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress consort (d. 1087)
- Cadwgan ap Bleddyn, Welsh prince of Powys (d. 1111)
- Mi Fu, Chinese painter, poet and calligrapher (d. 1107)[75]
- Approximate date – Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy (d. 1134)[76]
1052
- May 23 – Philip I ("the Amorous"), king of France (d. 1108)
- September/October – Conrad II ("the Child"), duke of Bavaria (d. 1055)
- Agnes of Aquitaine, countess of Savoy (approximate date)
- Dirk V, count of Friesland (west of the Vlie) (d. 1091)
- Edgar Ætheling, uncrowned king of England (d. c. 1126) (approximate date)
- Gleb Svyatoslavich, Kievan prince (approximate date)
- Jón Ögmundsson, Icelandic bishop and saint (d. 1121)
- Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, Norman nobleman (approximate date)
- Roman Svyatoslavich, Kievan prince (approximate date)
1053
- May 26 – Vladimir II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1125)[77]
- July 7 – Shirakawa, emperor of Japan (d. 1129)
- Berenguer Ramon II, count of Barcelona (approximate date)
- Guibert of Nogent, French historian and theologian (d. 1124) (approximate date)
- Hugh of Châteauneuf, bishop of Grenoble (d. 1132)
- Iorwerth ap Bleddyn, Welsh prince of Powys (d. 1111)
- Maria of Alania, Byzantine empress consort (d. 1118)
- Ramon Berenguer II, count of Barcelona (or 1054)
- Solomon (or Salomon), king of Hungary (d. 1087)
- Toba Sōjō, Japanese artist-monk (d. 1140)
1054
- September 2 – Sukjong, ruler of Goryeo (d. 1105)
- Al-Hariri of Basra, Abbasid poet and scholar (d. 1122)
- Bohemond I of Antioch, Italo-Norman nobleman (approximate date)
- George II (Giorgi), king of Georgia (approximate date)
- Judith of Lens, niece of William the Conqueror (or 1055)
- Judith of Swabia, queen consort of Hungary (d. 1105)
- Langri Tangpa, Tibetan Buddhist master (d. 1123)
- Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (or 1053)
- Tong Guan, Chinese general and adviser (d. 1126)
1055
- August 16 – Malik-Shah I, sultan of the Seljuk Empire (d. 1092)
- September 28 – Uicheon, Korean Buddhist monk (d. 1101)
- Adelaide of Weimar-Orlamünde, German noblewoman (d. 1100)
- Alger of Liège, French clergyman and priest (d. 1131)
- Bertha of Holland, French queen consort (d. 1094)
- Fujiwara no Akisue, Japanese nobleman (d. 1123)
- Gilbert Crispin, Norman abbot and theologian (d. 1117)
- Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd (approximate date)
- Hildebert, French hagiographer and theologian (d. 1133)
- Ida of Austria, German duchess and crusader (d. 1101)
- Judith of Lens, niece of William the Conqueror (or 1054)
- Machig Labdrön, Tibetan Buddhist teacher (d. 1149)
- Minamoto no Shunrai, Japanese poet (d. 1129)
- Terken Khatun, Seljuk empress (approximate date)
- Vigrahapala III, ruler of the Pala Empire (d. 1070)
1056
- July 24 – Al-Muqtadi, caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (d. 1094)
- Abdallah ibn Buluggin ("the Conqueror"), emir of Granada
- Baldwin II of Mons, count of Hainaut (approximate date)
- Ermengol IV, Count of Urgell (or Armengol), Spanish nobleman (d. 1092)
- Fujiwara no Kiyohira, Japanese nobleman and samurai (d. 1128)
- Hildegarde of Burgundy, French noblewoman (approximate date)
- Nestor the Chronicler, Russian monk and historian (d. 1114) (approximate date)
- Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundur Sigfússon), Icelandic priest and scholar (d. 1133)
- Zhou Bangyan, Chinese bureaucrat and ci poet (d. 1121)
1057
- Fujiwara no Kenshi, Japanese empress (d. 1084)
- Fujiwara no Nakazane, Japanese nobleman (d. 1118)
- Hugh, Count of Vermandois ("the Great"), French nobleman (d. 1101)
- Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, French nobleman (House of Burgundy) (d. 1093)
- Ibn Tahir of Caesarea, Arab scholar and historian (d. 1113) (approximate date)
- Rhygyfarch, Welsh bishop of St. David's (d. 1099)
- William II (William Rufus), king of England (d. 1100) (approximate date)
1058
- Al-Ghazali, Persian theologian and jurist (approximate date)
- Ibn Bassam, Andalusian poet and historian (d. 1147)
- Synadene, queen consort of Hungary (approximate date)
- Theodora Anna Doukaina Selvo, Venetian dogaressa (d. 1083)
- Wynebald de Ballon, Norman nobleman (approximate date)
1059
- At-Turtushi, Andalusian political philosopher (d. 1126)
- Fujiwara no Akinaka, Japanese nobleman (d. 1129)
- Fulcher of Chartres, French priest and chronicler (approximate date)
- Henry I, count of Limburg and Arlon (approximate date)
- Ngok Loden Sherab, Tibetan Buddhist monk (d. 1109)
- Raynald I, French nobleman and abbot (d. 1090)
- Robert of Burgundy, bishop of Langres (d. 1111)
Deaths
1050
- February 10 – Anna, Grand Princess of Kiev (b. 1001)[78][79]
- October 29 – Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury[80][81][82]
- Alferius (or Alferio), Italian abbot and saint (b. 930)[83][84][85]
- Anund Jacob (or James), king of Sweden (b. 1008)[86][87][88]
- Casilda of Toledo, Spanish saint (approximate date)[89][90]
- Constantine Arianites, Byzantine general[91][92][93]
- Einar Thambarskelfir, Norwegian nobleman[94][95]
- Herleva, Norman noblewoman (approximate date)[96]
- Hugh of Langres, French bishop and theologian[97][98]
- Humphrey de Vieilles, Norman nobleman[99]
- Michael Dokeianos, Byzantine general[100][101][102]
- Suryavarman I, king of the Khmer Empire[103][104][105]
- Wifred II, count of Cerdanya and Berga[106][107]
- Zoë, empress of the Byzantine Empire[108][109][110]
1051
- January 22 – Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York
- February 28 – Humfrid, archbishop of Magdeburg
- March 14 – Gerard I, bishop of Cambrai
- March 25 – Hugh IV, count of Maine
- April 27 – Fulk Bertrand I, count of Provence
- June 10/11 – Bardo, German abbot and archbishop
- August 10 – Drogo of Hauteville, Norman nobleman, assassinated
- November 7 – Rotho, bishop of Paderborn
- Bernard, margrave of the Nordmark
- Bi Sheng, Chinese artisan and inventor (b. 990)
- Jordan of Laron, bishop of Limoges
- Kálfr Árnason, Norwegian chieftain
- Ralph de Gacé, Norman nobleman
1052
- March 6 – Emma of Normandy, queen consort of England (twice), Denmark and Norway (b. 984)
- May 6 – Boniface III, Italian prince and margrave (assassinated)
- June 2/4 – assassinations
- Guaimar IV of Salerno, Italian nobleman
- Pandulf III of Salerno, Lombard prince
- Pandulf of Capaccio, Lombard nobleman
- June 19 – Fan Zhongyan, chancellor of the Song dynasty (b. 989)
- October 4 – Vladimir Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1020)
- October 27 – Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad, Uqaylid emir[111]
- December 14 – Aaron Scotus, Irish abbot and musician
- Amadeus I, count of Savoy (approximate date)
- Halinard, French archbishop (approximate date)
- Hugh II, count of Ponthieu (also lord of Abbeville)
- Rodulf, Norman missionary bishop and abbot
- Sweyn Godwinson (or Swein), English nobleman
- Xu Daoning, Chinese painter (approximate date)
- Xuedou Chongxian, Chinese Buddhist monk
1053
- by January 5 – Rhys ap Rhydderch, Welsh co-ruler of Morgannwg, killed
- March 25 – Procopius of Sázava, Czech hermit
- April 15 – Godwin of Wessex, English nobleman
- October 25 – Enguerrand II, count of Ponthieu
- November 7 – Lazaros, Byzantine monk and stylite
- Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami, imam of Yemen, killed
- Chananel ben Chushiel, Tunisian Jewish rabbi (b. 990)
- Cormac O'Ruadrach, Irish priest and archdeacon
- Liu Yong, Chinese poet of the Song dynasty (b. 987)
- Murchadh Ua Beolláin, Irish priest and archdeacon
- Wulfsige (or Wulsy), English bishop of Lichfield
1054
- February 20 – Yaroslav the Wise, Kievan Rus' grand prince (b. c.978)
- March 8 – Azelin (Azellinus), bishop of Hildesheim
- April 19 – Pope Leo IX, German pontiff of the Catholic Church (b. 1002)
- July 19 – Bernold (Bernulf), bishop of Utrecht
- August 25 – Fujiwara no Michimasa, Japanese nobleman (b. 992)
- August 31 – Kunigunde of Altdorf, German noblewoman (b. c.1020)
- September 1 – Fortún Sánchez, Navarrese nobleman (b. c.992)
- September 15 – García Sánchez III, king of Pamplona (b. c.1012)
- September 24 – Hermann of Reichenau, German music theorist (b. 1013)
- Abu Sahl Zawzani, Persian statesman and chief secretary
- Atiśa, Tibetan Buddhist leader and master (b. c.980)
- Cacht ingen Ragnaill, queen consort of Munster
- Nuño Álvarez de Carazo, Castilian nobleman
- Osbern Pentecost, Norman knight and nobleman
- Osgod Clapa (Osgot), Anglo-Saxon nobleman
1055
- January 10 – Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia
- January 11 – Constantine IX, Byzantine emperor
- April 10 – Conrad II, duke of Bavaria (b. 1052)
- May 26 – Adalbert, margrave of Austria
- August 28 – Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1016)
- November 13 – Welf III, duke of Carinthia
- December 5 – Conrad I, duke of Bavaria
- A Nong, Chinese shamaness, matriarch and warrior
- Benedict I, Hungarian politician and archbishop
- Boniface IV Frederick, margrave of Tuscany
- Gruffydd ap Rhydderch, king of Deheubarth
- Mauger (or Malger), archbishop of Rouen
- Nong Zhigao, Vietnamese chieftain of Nong
- Rinchen Zangpo, Tibetan Buddhist monk (b. 958)
- Siward (or Sigurd), earl of Northumbria
- Theodore Aaronios, Byzantine governor
- Yan Shu, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 991)
1056
- February 10 – Æthelstan, English bishop of Hereford
- February 11 – Herman II (or Heriman), archbishop of Cologne
- June 16 – Leofgar (or Leovegard), English bishop of Hereford, killed in battle
- August 31
- Odda of Deerhurst, English nobleman
- Theodora, empress regnant of the Byzantine Empire[112]
- September 10 – William, margrave of the Nordmark
- October 5 – Henry III ("the Black"), Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1017)[113]
- November 25 – Flann Mainistreach, Irish poet and historian
- Áed Ua Forréid, bishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
- Anselm of Liège, French chronicler (approximate date)
- Benedict IX, pope of the Catholic Church (approximate date)
- Ekkehard IV, Swiss monk and chronicler (approximate date)
- Hilal al-Sabi', Buyid historian, bureaucrat and writer
- Leo of Ohrid, Byzantine archbishop and theologian
- Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni, Almoravid chieftain
1057
- March 1 – Ermesinde, countess and regent of Barcelona
- April 19 – Edward the Exile, son of Edmund II (Ironside)
- June 1 – Íñigo of Oña, Spanish Benedictine abbot
- June 26 – Otto, margrave of the Nordmark
- July 28 – Victor II, pope of the Catholic Church
- August 15 – Macbeth, king of Scotland (b. before 1040)[114]
- August 28 – Abe no Yoritoki, Japanese samurai
- August 31 – Michael VI, Byzantine emperor
- September 28 – Otto III, duke of Swabia
- November 7 – Lothair Udo I, German nobleman (b. 994)
- Abul 'Ala Al-Ma'arri, Arabian philosopher (b. 973)
- Ala al-Din Abu'l-Ghana'im Sa'd, Buyid vizier
- Bruno II, margrave of Friesland (b. 1024)
- Di Qing, Chinese general (b. 1008)
- Heca (or Hecca), bishop of Selsey
- Humphrey of Hauteville, Norman nobleman
- Jōchō Busshi, Japanese sculptor
- Leofric, English earl and peerage
- Ostromir, Russian statesman (approximate date)
- Otto I (or Odon), Italian nobleman (approximate date)
- Pandulf VI (or Pandulf V), Italian nobleman
- Ralph the Timid, Norman nobleman
- Reginald I, French nobleman (b. 986)
- William fitz Giroie, Norman nobleman
1058
- March 1 – Ermesinde, countess and regent of Barcelona
- March 17 – Lulach ("the Unfortunate"), king of Scotland[40]
- March 29 – Stephen IX, pope of the Catholic Church
- August 2 – Judith of Schweinfurt, duchess of Bohemia
- November 28 – Casimir I the Restorer, duke of Poland (b. 1016)
- Abdollah ibn Bukhtishu, Syrian physician (b. 980)
- Abu Muhammad al-Yazuri, vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Ælfwold II, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date)
- Al-Mawardi, Abbasid jurist and diplomat (b. 972)
- Boite mac Cináeda (or Bodhe), Scottish prince
- Centule IV Gaston ("the Old"), viscount of Béarn
- Egbert of Fulda, German Benedictine abbot
- Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, Persian poet and writer
- Flaithem Mac Mael Gaimrid, Irish poet and Chief Ollam
- Grigor Magistros, Armenian prince and governor
- Ilduara Mendes, countess and regent of Portugal
- Theophanu, abbess of Essen and Gerresheim
- William VII ("the Bold"), duke of Aquitaine (b. 1023)
1059
- January 21 – Michael I Cerularius, Byzantine patriarch
- April 4 – Farrukh-Zad, Ghaznavid sultan (b. 1025)
- June 29 – Bernard II, German nobleman
- July 7 – Abdallah ibn Yasin, Almoravid ruler
- August 14 – Giselbert, count of Luxembourg
- Cathal mac Tigernán, Irish king of Iar Connacht
- Eilika of Schweinfurt, German noblewoman (after December 10)
- Michael VI Bringas, Byzantine emperor
- Peter Orseolo ("the Venetian"), king of Hungary (possible date)
- Vyacheslav Yaroslavich, prince of Smolensk
References
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