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==== Europe ====
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]] ("the Great"), count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], obtains the county of [[List of rulers of Provence|Provence]] through his marriage to the heiress, [[Douce I, Countess of Provence|Douce I]]. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as [[Nice]] (modern [[France]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Dell'Umbria|first=Alèssi|title=Histoire universelle de Marseille, de l'an mil à l'an deux mille|year=2006|publisher=Agone|location=Marseille|isbn=2-7489-0061-8|page=19}}</ref> 
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Henry, Count of Portugal|Henry]], [[count of Portugal]], dies from wounds received during a siege at [[Astorga, Spain|Astorga]]. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son [[Afonso I of Portugal|Afonso I]], but his mother [[Theresa, Countess of Portugal|Theresa]] desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes [[regent]].
* Duke [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] of [[Lesser Poland|Poland]] has his half-brother [[Zbigniew of Poland|Zbigniew]] blinded and thrown into a dungeon in [[Tyniec|Tyniec Abbey]]. Archbishop [[Martin I (archbishop of Gniezno)|Martin I]] excommunicates Bolesław for committing this terrible crime.
* [[Otto, Count of Ballenstedt|Otto]] ("the Rich"), count of [[Ballenstedt]], is appointed duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] by Emperor [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]], but is later stripped of his title.
* [[Salzwedel]] in the [[Altmark]] (modern [[Germany]]) is founded.
* The [[Margraviate of Baden]] is founded by [[Herman II, Margrave of Baden|Herman II]].