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1032 CE

King Rudolph III dies without any heirs. He bequeaths his entire dominions to Emperor Conrad II (the Elder), dispatching to him the Holy Lance and ring of St. Maurice, symbols of Burgundian investiture. Pope John XIX dies after an 8-year pontificate at Rome. He is succeeded by his nephew Benedict IX as the 145th pope of the Catholic Church, while (probably) still in his teens. The first mention is made of Kursk, Russia, in the hagiography of Theodosius, who becomes a monk at the Kiev Caves Monastery (approximate date).

Conflict & Security

  • Spring – Emperor Romanos III (Argyros) sends a Byzantine expeditionary army under General Michael Protospatharios, which includes Western auxiliaries and elite troops of Asia Minor, to reinforce the Byzantine position in Calabria (Southern Italy).source
  • Odo II, count of Champagne, invades Burgundy and seizes most of the kingdom for himself. With the assistance of Humbert I of Savoy, Queen-dowager Ermengarde (Rudolph III's widow) flees to the safety of Zürich.source

Religion & Belief

  • The first mention is made of Kursk, Russia, in the hagiography of Theodosius, who becomes a monk at the Kiev Caves Monastery (approximate date).source
  • Winter – Conrad II marches with his army into Champagne and devastates the land – forcing Odo II to sue for peace and swear to abandon Burgundy. The bishops prevent Conrad from seizing control of Burgundy.source

Births

  • February 16 – Ying Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1067)source
  • September 3 – Go-Sanjō, Japanese emperor (d. 1073)source
  • September 14 – Dao Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1101)source
  • Osbern FitzOsbern, bishop of Exeter (approximate date)source
  • Touzi Yiqing, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1083)source
  • Ermengol III (or Armengol), count of Urgell (d. 1065)source
  • Cheng Hao, Chinese neo-confucian philosopher (d. 1085)source
  • Hugh de Grandmesnil, Norman warrior and sheriff (d. 1098)source
  • Gyrth Godwinson, English nobleman (approximated date)source
  • Donald III (the Fair), king of Scotland (approximate date)source
  • Vratislaus II (or Wratislaus), king of Bohemia (d. 1092)source
  • Abe no Munetō, Japanese nobleman and samurai (d. 1108)source
  • Gao, Chinese empress consort and regent (d. 1093)source

Deaths

  • July 28 – Constance of Arles, French queensource
  • July 29 – Matilda of Swabia, German duchesssource
  • September 6 – King Rudolph III dies without any heirs. He bequeaths his entire dominions to Emperor Conrad II (the Elder), dispatching to him the Holy Lance and ring of St. Maurice, symbols of Burgundian investiture.source
  • September 6 – Rudolph III, king of Burgundysource
  • October 4 – Sancho VI, duke of Gasconysource
  • October – Pope John XIX dies after an 8-year pontificate at Rome. He is succeeded by his nephew Benedict IX as the 145th pope of the Catholic Church, while (probably) still in his teens.source
  • John XIX, pope of the Catholic Churchsource
  • Arslan Yabgu, Turkic chieftain and rulersource
  • Ahmad Maymandi, Ghaznavid viziersource
  • Li, Chinese consort and concubine (b. 987)source
  • Gille Coemgáin, king of Moray (Scotland)source
  • Bezprym (or Besfrim), duke of Polandsource
  • Otto Orseolo (or Ottone), doge of Venicesource
  • Constantine Diogenes, Byzantine generalsource