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==== Europe ====
* [[January 25]] &ndash; [[Road to Canossa|Walk to Canossa]]: Emperor [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV]] travels to the [[Canossa Castle|Castle of Canossa]] near [[Province of Reggio Emilia|Reggio Emilia]] (Northern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]), to visit Pope [[Pope Gregory VII|Gregory VII]]. He waits (with his wife [[Bertha of Savoy]] and son [[Conrad II of Italy|Conrad]]) at the gates for three days, for absolution of his [[excommunication]]. Gregory lifts the sentence, imposing on Henry a vow to comply with certain conditions (see [[Investiture Controversy]]).
* King [[Alfonso VI of León and Castile|Alfonso VI]] ("the Brave") reaches an agreement with his cousin [[Sancho Ramírez]], who is elected as king of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]. Alfonso annexes the territories of [[Álava]], part of [[Gipuzkoa]] and [[La Bureba]], he is crowned and adopts the title of ''[[Imperator totius Hispaniae]]'' ("Emperor of all [[Spain]]").<ref>Minguez Fernández, José María (2009). ''Alfonso VI/Gregorio VII. Soberanía imperial frente a soberanía papal'', pp. 30–33. ISSN 1575-801X.</ref>
* [[March 14]] &ndash; German nobles opposing king Henry IV elected an [[antiking]], [[Rudolf of Rheinfelden]], despite king Henry having been absolved.
* [[April 3]] &ndash; Henry IV grants the County of [[Friuli]] (with ducal status) to [[List of bishops and patriarchs of Aquileia#Patriarch of Aquileia|Sigaerd of Beilstein]], patriarch of [[Patriarchate of Aquileia|Aquileia]]. He creates the first [[Parliament]], representing the [[Comune|communes]] as well the [[nobility]] and [[clergy]].
* [[Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy|Hugh I]], duke of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]], supports Sancho Ramírez (or Sancho V) in his conquest of the Castle of [[Secastilla|Muñones]] from Emir [[Ahmad al-Muqtadir]], who rules the [[Taifa of Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Canellas |first=Angel |title=Las Cruzadas de Aragon en el Siglo XI |journal=Argensola: Revista de Ciencias Sociales del Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses |issn=0518-4088 |volume=7 |year=1951 |url=http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/fichero_articulo?codigo=2110493&orden=81753 |access-date=February 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001600/http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/fichero_articulo?codigo=2110493&orden=81753 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* King [[Mihailo Vojislavljević|Mihailo I]] is given the title "[[King of the Slavs]]" by Gregory VII. He becomes the first recognized ruler of the kingdom of [[Duklja]] (modern [[Montenegro]]).