1028 CE

The 10-year-old Henry III (the Black), son of Emperor Conrad II (the Elder), is elected and crowned king of Germany in Aachen Cathedral by Pilgrim, archbishop of Cologne. Emperor Constantine VIII dies at Constantinople after a 3-year reign. On his deathbed, and without a male heir, Constantine arranges that his eldest daughter, Zoë Porphyrogenita, succeeds him and marries the Byzantine nobleman, Romanos III (Argyros). Cnut the Great sails from England to Norway with a fleet of 50 ships. He defeats Olaf Haraldsson and is crowned king of Norway. Cnut becomes the sole ruler of England, Denmark and part of Sweden (known as the Danish North Sea Empire).

In the 1020s, the 11th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Cnut the Great sails from England to Norway with a fleet of 50 ships. He defeats Olaf Haraldsson and is crowned king of Norway. Cnut becomes the sole ruler of England, Denmark and part of Sweden (known as the Danish North Sea Empire).source

Conflict & Security

  • King Sancho Garcés III (the Great) conquers Castile (modern Spain) (approximate date).source

Religion & Belief

  • April 14 – The 10-year-old Henry III (the Black), son of Emperor Conrad II (the Elder), is elected and crowned king of Germany in Aachen Cathedral by Pilgrim, archbishop of Cologne.source

Culture & Society

  • November 15 – Zoë Porphyrogenita takes the throne as empress consort. Her husband, Romanos III (age 60) becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.source

Births

  • February 17 – Al-Juwayni, Persian scholar and imam (died 1085)source
  • Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order (died 1111)source
  • William I (the Conqueror), king of England (approximate date) (died 1087)source
  • Burchard II (or Bucco), bishop of Halberstadt (approximate date)source
  • Nuño Álvarez de Carazo, Spanish nobleman and warrior (died 1054)source

Deaths

  • January 3 – Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese nobleman (born 966)source
  • August 7 – Alfonso V (the Noble), king of León (Spain) (born 994)source
  • November 11 – Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor (born 960)source
  • November 11 – Emperor Constantine VIII dies at Constantinople after a 3-year reign. On his deathbed, and without a male heir, Constantine arranges that his eldest daughter, Zoë Porphyrogenita, succeeds him and marries the Byzantine nobleman, Romanos III (Argyros).source
  • Sayyida Shirin, Bavandid princess and wife of Fakhr al-Dawlasource
  • William of Bellême, French nobleman (House of Bellême)source
  • Liu Wenzhi, Chinese official of the Song dynasty (born 964)source
  • Lin Bu (or Junfu), Chinese poet and calligrapher (born 967)source
  • Lý Công Uẩn, founder of the Vietnamese Lý dynasty (born 974)source
  • Qawam al-Dawla, Buyid governor and ruler of Kerman (born 1000)source