1081

Events

• Corfu is taken from the Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Norman King of Southern Italy.
• Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty.
• Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
• Construction begins on Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense.
• May 8 — Alfonso VI of Castile marries Constance of Burgundy.
• Battle of Durazzo: Emperor Alexius I attempts to relieve the coastal city of Dyrrachium (Durazzo).

Births

• December 1 — King Louis VI of France (d. 1137)
• date unknown
• (none listed)
• probable
• Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (d. 1151)

Deaths

• September 1 — Bishop Eusebius of Angers
• Bolesław II the Bold, King of Poland
• Nicephorus III, Byzantine Emperor
• Trahaearn ap Caradog, King of Gwynedd

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Saturday March 08, 2008 at 09:16:14 PST (GMT -0800)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation