Editing 1015

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[[File:Knut der Große cropped.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Portrait of [[Cnut the Great]] (c. 995–1035)]]
Year '''1015''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Asia ====
* [[October]] &ndash; Influential Japanese statesman [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] is appointed to be Associate Regent.
* [[November]] &ndash; The newly constructed Japanese imperial residence burns down.
* [[Peacock]]s arrive from the Chinese [[Song Empire]] to Fujiwara's mansion in Japan.

==== Europe ====
* [[July 15]] &ndash; [[Vladimir the Great]] dies at [[Berestove]] after a 35-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Sviatopolk I of Kiev|Sviatopolk I]] as Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]].
* Summer &ndash; King [[Cnut the Great]] of [[Denmark]] launches an invasion of [[Mercia]] and [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]].{{sfn|Williams|2005}}
* Emperor [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] launches a German expedition against Duke [[Bolesław I the Brave]]. He invades [[Greater Poland|Poland]], but is stopped by Bolesław's forces at [[Krosno Odrzańskie|Krosno]], on the [[Oder|Oder River]]. 
* Earl [[Eric Haakonsson]] outlaws [[berserker]]s in [[Norway]].
* [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf Haraldsson]] declares himself [[List of Norwegian monarchs|King of Norway]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Andrew I of Hungary|Andrew I]] ("the Catholic"), king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] (d. [[1060]])
* [[Altmann of Passau|Altmann]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Passau]] (approximate date)
* [[Ermesinda of Bigorre]], queen of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] (d. [[1049]])
* [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]], count of [[County of Boulogne|Boulogne]] (approximate date)
* [[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (d. [[1065]])
* [[Frozza Orseolo]], margravine of [[Margraviate of Austria|Austria]] (d. [[1071]])
* [[Harald Hardrada]], king of [[Norway]] (d. [[1066]])
* [[Herman IV, Duke of Swabia|Herman IV]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (approximate date)
* [[John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)|John Komnenos]], Byzantine aristocrat (d. [[1067]])
* [[Michael V Kalaphates]], Byzantine emperor (d. [[1042]])
* [[Otto II, Marquess of Montferrat|Otto II]], margrave of [[March of Montferrat|Montferrat]] (approximate date)
* [[Robert Guiscard]], Norman [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1085]])
* [[Roger de Beaumont]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1094]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich|Adelaide]], German [[abbess]] and saint
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Gilbert of Meaux]], French bishop
* [[July 15]] &ndash; [[Vladimir the Great]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]]
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[Gero II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark|Gero II]], margrave of the [[Saxon Eastern March|Saxon Ostmark]]
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[Lambert I, Count of Louvain|Lambert I]], count of [[Leuven|Louvain]] (b. [[950]])
* [[December 14]] &ndash; [[Arduin of Ivrea]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] (b. [[955]])
* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[Eido I]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen|Meissen]] (b. [[955]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Æthelmær the Stout]], English [[ealdorman]]
** [[Al-Sharif al-Radi]], Persian [[Shia Islam|Shi'ite]] scholar (b. [[970]])
** [[Gavril Radomir]], emperor ([[tsar]]) of [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]
** [[Geoffrey, Count of Eu|Geoffrey]] (or Godfrey), count of [[Eu, Seine-Maritime|Eu]] (b. [[962]])
** [[Herbert III, Count of Vermandois|Herbert III]], count of [[Vermandois]] (b. [[953]])
** [[Hugh III of Maine|Hugh III]], count of [[Maine (province)|Maine]] (approximate date)
** [[Ibn Furak]], Muslim [[imam]] and theologian (b. [[941]])
** [[Irene of Larissa]], empress ([[tsarina]]) of Bulgaria
** [[Liu Zong (Song dynasty)|Liu Zong]], Chinese official of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]]
** [[Masawaih al-Mardini]], Syrian physician and writer
** [[Morcar (thegn)|Morcar]] (or Morkere), English minister (''[[thegn]]'')
** [[Owain ap Dyfnwal (died 1015)|Owain ap Dyfnwal]], king of [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]] ([[Scotland]])
** [[Rodulf of Ivry]], Norman nobleman (approximate date)
** [[Sigeferth (died 1015)|Sigeferth]] (or Sigefrith), English chief minister
** [[Vikramaditya V]], Indian ruler of the [[Western Chalukya Empire|Chalukya Empire]]

== References ==
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==Sources==

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* {{cite book |last1      = Williams
 |first1     = Hywel
 |title      = Cassell's Chronology of World History
 |url        = https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/105
 |url-access = registration
 |publisher  = Weidenfeld & Nicolson
 |date       = 2005
 |isbn       = 978-0304357307
 |pages      = [https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/105 105–106]
 }}

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