Editing 1032 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Romanos III Argyros|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 [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]).

==== Europe ====
* [[September 6]] &ndash; King [[Rudolph III of Burgundy|Rudolph III]] dies without any heirs. He bequeaths his entire dominions to Emperor [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] ('''the Elder'''), dispatching to him the [[Holy Lance]] and ring of [[Saint Maurice|St. Maurice]], symbols of Burgundian investiture.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rudolf III {{!}} king of Burgundy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-III-king-of-Burgundy |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* [[Odo II, Count of Blois|Odo II]], count of [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], invades [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]] and seizes most of the kingdom for himself.<ref name=":1">[[Charles William Previté-Orton|C.W. Previté-Orton]], ''The Early History of the House of Savoy'', (Cambridge University Press, 1912), p. 30.</ref> With the assistance of [[Humbert I, Count of Savoy|Humbert I]] of [[House of Savoy|Savoy]], Queen-dowager Ermengarde (Rudolph III's widow) flees to the safety of [[Zürich]].
* Winter &ndash; 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.<ref name=":1" />
* The first mention is made of [[Kursk]], [[Russia]], in the [[hagiography]] of [[Theodosius of Kiev|Theodosius]], who becomes a monk at the [[Kiev Pechersk Lavra|Kiev Caves Monastery]] (approximate date).

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==== Religion ====
* October &ndash; Pope [[Pope John XIX|John XIX]] dies after an 8-year [[pontificate]] at [[Rome]]. He is succeeded by his nephew [[Pope Benedict IX|Benedict IX]] as the 145th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]], while (probably) still in his teens.<ref name=":2">Kelly, J.N.D., and Walsh, Michael. "John XIX." in ''A Dictionary of Popes'', 3rd ed. [[Oxford University Press]], 2015. eISBN 9780191795459</ref>
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