1061

This page relates to the year 1061 Calendrier Julien.

January 27th: Beginning of the reign of Béla Ier, king of Hungary (fine in 1063). It goes up on the throne after having overcome his brother André Ier. It gets busy to strengthen Christianity.
January 28th: Beginning of the reign of Vratislav II, duke then king (1085) of Bohemia (fine in 1092).
October 1st: Beginning of the Pontificate of Alexandre II (fine in 1073). The regent Agnès of Aquitaine refuses to recognize it.
October 28th: Beginning of the Pontificate of the Antipape Honorius II (fine in 1072).

the bishop of Parma Cadalus Pallavicinus is imperial candidate with papacy under the name of Honorius II against Alexandre II (Alseme de Baggio, bishop of Lucques). Alexandre II fact of applying the decrees against the simony and the nicolaïsme.

Otton II of Nordheim becomes Duc of Bavaria (fine in 1070).
Beginning of the conquest of the Sicily on the Zirides by Roger Bump, the brother of Robert Guiscard, which unloads with Messine (completed in 1091).
Incursions of the Coumans ( Polovci ) on the Russian grounds (end in 1210). Ukrainians ebb of the edges of the Dniepr towards the Ruthénie where they will found at the end of the 11th century an independent principality.
Victoire of Kiéviens against Coumans.
Reign of Youssef Ibn Tachfin founder of Marrakech (fine in 1107).

Art & culture

the Romance cathedral of Spire in Germany is completed.
Beginning of the construction of the Romance Basilica of Saint-Sernin with Toulouse.

January 28th: Spytihněv II of Bohemia
June 28th: Florent Ier of Holland, count de Frise and count de Hollande, assassinated with Gueldre.
July 17th: Michel VI Stratiotikos, Byzantine Emperor with Byzance.
July 27th: Pope Nicolas II with Florence.

nonwell informed Date

Isaac I {{er}} Comnène, Byzantine Emperor reversed in 1059 and which finishes its days in a convent. He is the uncle of the future emperor Alexis I {{er}} Comnène.

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