Editing 1053

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Year '''1053''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* End of the [[Pecheneg Revolt]]: Emperor [[Constantine IX Monomachos]] makes peace with the [[Pechenegs]]. However, Pecheneg raids do not cease; they not only damage the economy by plundering, but Constantine is also forced to buy protection or peace from them by gifts, land grants, privileges and titles.<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=210}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[June 18]] &ndash; [[Battle of Civitate]]: Norman horsemen (3,000 men), led by [[Humphrey of Hauteville]], count of [[County of Apulia and Calabria|Apulia and Calabria]], rout the combined forces under Pope [[Pope Leo IX|Leo IX]], in Southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. The Normans destroy the allied Papal army and capture Leo, who is imprisoned (as a [[hostage]] for 8 months) in [[Benevento]].
* [[December]] &ndash; [[Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria|Conrad I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], is summoned to a Christmas court at [[Merseburg]], and deposed by Emperor [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry III]]. He flees to King [[Andrew I of Hungary|Andrew I]] in [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]], and joins a coalition with the rebellious [[Welf, Duke of Carinthia|Welf III]], duke of [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]]. Henry's 4-year-old son [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry]] becomes the new duke of Bavaria.

==== England ====
* [[April]] &ndash; [[Harold Godwinson]] succeeds his father [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Godwin]] as earl of [[Wessex]]. He invites the exiled [[Edward the Exile]], son of [[Edmund Ironside|Edmund II]], to return in the hope that he can claim the English throne from King [[Edward the Confessor]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Jōchō]] sculpts [[Amitābha|Amida Buddha]] for the [[Byōdō-in]] Temple in Japan during the [[Heian period]] (approximate date).</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Vladimir II Monomakh|Vladimir II]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]] (d. [[1125]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Vladimir II Monomakh – grand prince of Kiev |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-II-Monomakh |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=June 14, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 7]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shirakawa|Shirakawa]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[1129]])
* [[Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer Ramon II]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] (approximate date)
* [[Guibert of Nogent]], French historian and [[Theology|theologian]] (d. [[1124]]) (approximate date)
* [[Hugh of Châteauneuf]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne|Grenoble]] (d. [[1132]])
* [[Iorwerth ap Bleddyn]], Welsh prince of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] (d. [[1111]])
* [[Maria of Alania]], Byzantine empress consort (d. [[1118]])
* [[Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer II]], count of Barcelona (or [[1054]])
* [[Solomon, King of Hungary|Solomon]] (or Salomon), king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] (d. [[1087]]) 
* [[Toba Sōjō]], Japanese [[artist]]-monk (d. [[1140]])

== Deaths ==
* by January 5 &ndash; [[Rhys ap Rhydderch]], Welsh co-ruler of [[Glywysing|Morgannwg]], killed
* [[March 25]] &ndash; [[Procopius of Sázava]], Czech [[hermit]]
* [[April 15]] &ndash; [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Godwin of Wessex]], English [[Nobility|nobleman]] 
* [[October 25]] &ndash; [[Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu|Enguerrand II]], count of [[Ponthieu]]
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Lazaros of Mount Galesios|Lazaros]], Byzantine monk and [[stylite]]
* [[Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami]], imam of [[Yemen]], killed
* [[Chananel ben Chushiel]], Tunisian Jewish [[rabbi]] (b. [[990]])
* [[Cormac O'Ruadrach]], Irish [[priest]] and archdeacon
* [[Liu Yong (Song dynasty)|Liu Yong]], Chinese poet of the [[Song dynasty]] (b. [[987]])
* [[Murchadh Ua Beolláin]], Irish priest and archdeacon
* [[Wulfsige (bishop of Lichfield)|Wulfsige]] (or Wulsy), English bishop of [[Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]]

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