1062 CE

Spring – Coup of Kaiserswerth: The 11-year-old King Henry IV is abducted, as a result of a conspiracy of German nobles led by Anno II, archbishop of Cologne. Henry's education and training is supervised by Anno, who acts as his regent and is called his magister (his "master" or "teacher"). Empress Agnes of Poitou (Henry's mother) resigns the throne, and Anno with the archbishops Siegfried I and Adalbert of Hamburg takes her place. Winter – Harold Godwinson leads a successful campaign against King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. He attacks and captures Rhuddlan Castle in northern Wales, but Gruffydd manages to escape. Affligem Abbey, of the Order of St. Benedict, is founded in Affligem (modern Belgium).

In the 1060s, the 11th century.

Conflict & Security

  • Winter – Harold Godwinson leads a successful campaign against King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. He attacks and captures Rhuddlan Castle in northern Wales, but Gruffydd manages to escape.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • The Almoravids overrun modern-day Morocco, and establish an intercontinental kingdom, stretching from Spain to Senegal.source
  • The Banu Khurasan, a vassal of the Hammdid Dynasty, begin to rule the north of Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia).source

Religion & Belief

  • Spring – Coup of Kaiserswerth: The 11-year-old King Henry IV is abducted, as a result of a conspiracy of German nobles led by Anno II, archbishop of Cologne. Henry's education and training is supervised by Anno, who acts as his regent and is called his magister (his "master" or "teacher"). Empress Agnes of Poitou (Henry's mother) resigns the throne, and Anno with the archbishops Siegfried I and Adalbert of Hamburg takes her place.source
  • Affligem Abbey, of the Order of St. Benedict, is founded in Affligem (modern Belgium).source
  • Marrakesh is founded by the Almoravids which becomes their capital.source

Births

  • Bjørn Svendsen, Danish nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Nicephorus Bryennius, Byzantine statesman (died 1137)source
  • Fujiwara no Moromichi, Japanese nobleman (died 1099)source
  • Nicephorus Komnenos, Byzantine aristocratsource

Deaths

  • January 27 – Adelaide of Hungary, German duchesssource
  • February 2 – Atenulf I, Lombard noblemansource
  • March 9 – Herbert II, French noblemansource
  • May 20 – Bao Zheng, Chinese politician (born 999)source
  • October 22 – Fujiwara no Tsunekiyo, Japanese noblemansource
  • Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun, Buyid emir of Farssource
  • William IV, count of Weimar and Orlamündesource
  • Mu'izz al-Dawla Thimal, Mirdasid emir of Alepposource
  • Nissim ben Jacob, Tunisian Jewish rabbi (born 990)source
  • Emma of Provence, French noblewomansource
  • Ibn al-Timnah, Emir of Syracusesource
  • Geoffrey I, French nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya (born 1008)source
  • Al-Quda'i, Fatimid preacher and historiansource