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| Years: 1043 1044 1045 - 1046 - 1047 1048 1049 | |
| Decades: 1010s 1020s 1030s - 1040s - 1050s 1060s 1070s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
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Events
- First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks.
- Vatha Pagan Revolt in Hungary - Gerard Sagredo martyred in Budapest.
- Pope Gregory VI accused of simony at Council of Sutri - abdicates
- Henry III crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.
- March 5, Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he would later describe in his book Safarnameh.
Births
- Matilda of Tuscany (d. 1114)
Deaths
- Gerard Sagredo, missionary to Hungary
Heads of State
- Byzantine Empire - Constantine IX (reigned from 1042 to 1055)
- England - Edward the Confessor (reigned from 1042 to 1066)
- France - Henri I (reigned from 1031 to 1060)
- Scotland - Macbeth (reigned from 1040 to 1057)
- Germany - Henry III (King of Germany 1039 to 1105, Holy Roman Emperor 1046 to 1105)
