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1027 CE

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II ("the Elder") and his wife Gisela of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor and Empress, respectively, in Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Cnut the Great, King of Denmark and England, attends the coronation, proving his position as sole ruler of the Danish North Sea Empire. Robert the Magnificent becomes duke of Normandy after the death of his brother Richard III. Bagrat IV becomes king of Georgia on the death of his father, George I. Queen Dowager Mariam becomes regent for her 9-year-old son.

Conflict & Security

  • Duke Sergius IV of Naples donates the County of Aversa to a band of Norman mercenaries led by Rainulf Drengot, who support him in the war with Capua.source

Religion & Belief

  • March 26 – Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II ("the Elder") and his wife Gisela of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor and Empress, respectively, in Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Cnut the Great, King of Denmark and England, attends the coronation, proving his position as sole ruler of the Danish North Sea Empire.source
  • May 14 – King Robert II of France ("the Pious") sues for peace with his sons. Henry I is crowned co-king of France at Reims Cathedral, but has little power to rule (until 1031).source
  • Ealdred is appointed abbot of Tavistock Abbey in England (approximate date).source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Song dynasty Chinese engineer Yan Su reinvents the 3rd-century south-pointing chariot, a mechanical-driven compass vehicle (as recorded in the Song Shi).source

Culture & Society

  • This is the first year of the first rabjyung (60-year) cycle to start in the Tibetan calendar.source
  • Wedding of Crown Prince Atsunaga of Japan and Imperial Princess Teishi.source
  • The Book of Healing (Arabic: کتاب الشفاء Kitab Al-Shifaʾ, Latin: Sufficientia), a comprehensive scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by the Persian polymath Avicenna (Abū ʿAlī ibn Sīnā), is published.source
  • King Sigtrygg Silkbeard of Dublin and sub-King Flannacán of Brega make a pilgrimage to Rome.source

Births

  • January 19 – Shōshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1105)source
  • Fayun Faxiu, Chinese Chan Buddhist monk (d. 1090)source
  • Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1077)source
  • Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Abbadid ruler of Seville (d. 1095)source
  • Ernest the Brave, margrave of Austria (d. 1075)source
  • Ulrich I (or Udalrich), German bishop (d. 1121)source
  • Albert III, count of Namur (House of Namur) (approximate date)source
  • Matilda of Franconia, German princess (d. 1034)source

Deaths

  • January 3 – Fujiwara no Yukinari, Japanese calligrapher (b. 972)source
  • August 6 – Richard III, duke of Normandy (House of Normandy)source
  • August 6 – Robert the Magnificent becomes duke of Normandy after the death of his brother Richard III.source
  • August 16 – George I, king of Georgia (House of Bagrationi)source
  • August 16 – Bagrat IV becomes king of Georgia on the death of his father, George I. Queen Dowager Mariam becomes regent for her 9-year-old son.source
  • October 16 – Fujiwara no Kenshi, Japanese dowager empress (b. 994)source
  • Walter of Speyer, German bishop and poet (b. 967)source
  • Sulayman al-Ghazzi, Arab poet and bishop of Gaza (approximate date)source
  • Aurelia of Regensburg, daughter of Hugh Capet and saintsource
  • Dayang Jingxuan, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (b. 943)source
  • Yazid II, Persian ruler (shah) of Shirvan (Azerbaijan)source
  • Gadhra Mór mac Dundach, king of Uí Maine (Ireland)source
  • Dogra mac Dúnadach, king of Síol Anmchadha (Ireland)source
  • Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, Arab statesman (b. 981)source