Editing 1037

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[[File:Ferdinand I of León cely.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]] ('''the Great''') (c. 1015–1065)]]
Year '''1037''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; A revolt in northern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] is started by Archbishop [[Aribert (archbishop of Milan)|Aribert]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Milan]]. King [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry III]] (eldest son of Emperor [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]]) travels south of the [[Alps]] to quell it.
* [[February]] &ndash; At an [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] in [[Pavia]] (assembled by Conrad II), Aribert is accused of fomenting a revolt against the [[Holy Roman Empire]], Conrad orders his arrest.
* [[May]] &ndash; Conrad II, with Pavian assistance, lays siege to Milan at the [[Porta Romana (Milan)|Porta Romana]] side, but the city holds out. In [[Rome]], Pope [[Pope Benedict IX|Benedict IX]] deposes Aribert as archbishop.
* [[May 28]] &ndash; Conrad II decrees the ''[[Constitutio de feudis|Constitutio de Feudis]]'' which protects the rights of the ''[[Vavasour|valvassores]]'' (knights and [[Burgher (title)|burgher]]s of the cities) in [[Lombardy|Lombardia]] (modern Italy).
* Summer &ndash; A Byzantine expeditionary force under [[George Maniakes]] lands at [[Emirate of Sicily|Sicily]], and defeats the [[Zirid dynasty|Zirids]]. Maniakes begins his campaign to reconquer the island.
* [[September 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Tamarón]]: [[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]] defeats and kills his brother-in-law [[Bermudo III of León|Bermudo III]]. Ferdinand becomes the king of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] (modern [[Spain]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=Philip|title=World History|date=2010|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited|isbn=9781405352574|page=[https://archive.org/details/World_History_Eyewitness_Companions_Philip_Parker/page/n431 430]|url=https://archive.org/details/World_History_Eyewitness_Companions_Philip_Parker|language=en}}</ref>
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[Battle of Bar-le-Duc]]: [[Odo II, Count of Blois|Odo II]], [[County of Blois|Count of Blois]] [[County of Champagne|and Champagne]], while invading the [[Duchy of Lorraine]] dies in battle with forces loyal to [[Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine|Gothelo I]].

==== England ====
* King [[Harold Harefoot|Harold I]] seizes the throne of [[Kingdom of England|England]] from his half-brother [[Harthacnut]]. His mother, [[Emma of Normandy]], flees to [[Bruges]] in [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (modern [[Belgium]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Panton|first1=James|title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy|date=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810874978|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PR16|language=en}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* The Chinese [[rime dictionary]] of the ''[[Jiyun]]'' is published during the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]].
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* The Great Seljuk Empire is established by Tugrul Bey.

== Births ==
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Su Shi|Su Dongpo]], Chinese [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]] (d. [[1101]])
* [[Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg|Beatrice I]], German [[abbess]] of [[Quedlinburg Abbey|Quedlinburg]] (d. [[1061]])
* [[Hawise, Duchess of Brittany|Hawise]], duchess of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[September 4]] &ndash; [[Bermudo III of León|Bermudo III]] (or '''Vermudo'''), king of [[Kingdom of León|León]]
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[Odo II, Count of Blois|Odo II]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]] (b. [[983]])
* [[Abu'l-Hasan Mihyar al-Daylami]], Persian poet
* [[Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi]], Persian [[Shafi'i]] scholar 
* [[Baba Kuhi of Shiraz]], Persian [[Sufism|Sufi]] mystic (b. [[948]])
* [[Avicenna]], Persian physician and [[polymath]] (b. [[980]])
* [[Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus III]] ('''the Red'''), duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]]
* [[Ding Wei (Song dynasty)|Ding Wei]], grand chancellor of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]]
* [[Farrukhi Sistani]], Persian poet (or [[1038]])
* [[John of Debar]], Bulgarian [[clergy]]man and bishop
* [[Muhammad al-Baghdadi]], Persian [[mathematician]]
* [[Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn]], king of [[Uí Díarmata]]
* [[Robert II (archbishop of Rouen)|Robert II]], French [[prelate]] and archbishop
* [[Siegfried II, Count of Stade|Siegfried II]], German nobleman (b. [[956]])
* [[William III, Count of Toulouse|William III]] ('''Taillefer'''), French nobleman

== References ==
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