Editing 1065

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Year '''1065''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[December 24]] &ndash; King [[Ferdinand I of León]] ("the Great") dies in [[León, Spain]], after an 11-year reign as [[Imperator totius Hispaniae|Emperor of All Spain]]. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest [[Sancho II of Castile and León|Sancho II]], the second  [[Alfonso VI of León and Castile|Alfonso VI]] and the youngest [[García II of Galicia|García II]]. The kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] and [[County of Portugal|Portugal]] become independent under the rule of García.
[[File:Europe-south-west-kingdoms.png|thumb|right|Political situation in the Northern [[Iberian Peninsula]] around 1065:
{{legend|#ba7f45|[[García II of Galicia|Garcia II]]'s domains (Galicia)}} 
{{legend|#68ae94|Badajoz, owing tribute to Garcia}}
{{legend|#329ca7|Seville, owing tribute to Garcia}}
{{legend|#c2a541|Alfonso VI's domains (León)}}
{{legend|#88a756|Toledo, owing tribute to Alfonso}}
{{legend|#dcc983|[[Sancho II of León and Castile|Sancho II]]'s domains (Castile)}}
{{legend|#c0bf78|Zaragoza, owing tribute to Sancho}}]]

==== England ====
* [[October 3]] &ndash; [[Northumbrian Revolt of 1065|Northumbria revolts]] against [[Tostig Godwinson]], who is exiled. He takes refuge with his brother-in-law, Count [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V]] in [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (modern [[Belgium]]). The Northumbrian nobles choose [[Morcar]] (or Morkere) as earl at [[York]].
* [[December 28]] &ndash; [[Westminster Abbey]] is consecrated by King [[Edward the Confessor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/consecration-westminster-abbey|title=The consecration of Westminster Abbey {{!}} History Today|website=www.historytoday.com|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* [[Alp Arslan]], leader of the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk Turks]], campaigns against the [[Kipchaks]] and the [[Turkmens|Türkmen]] in [[Central Asia]]. He captures the city of [[Kars]] and plunders the western provinces of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]].

==== China ====
* [[Sima Guang]], chancellor of the [[Song dynasty]], heads a team of scholars in initiating the compilation of an enormous written [[universal history (genre)|universal history]] of China, known as the ''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]''.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Great German Pilgrimage of 1064–65]]: A large [[pilgrimage]] led by [[Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz)]] arrives in [[Jerusalem]] after having been attacked by [[Bedouin]] bandits. Two weeks later (in April) they return to [[Ramla]] and take ships back to [[Latakia]].
*[[Gregory II the Martyrophile]] is consecrated as [[Catholicos of All Armenians|catholicos]] of the Armenian church in [[Tzamandos]]

==== Astronomy ====
* A "[[Guest star (astronomy)|guest star]]" (i.e. a [[nova]] of some kind) is observed from China. It may be related to the Strottner-Drechsler Object 20 nebula.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2021/12/aa39787-20/aa39787-20.html | doi=10.1051/0004-6361/202039787 | title=YY Hya and its interstellar environment | journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics | date=December 2021 | volume=656 | pages=A145 | last1=Kimeswenger | first1=Stefan | last2=Thorstensen | first2=John R. | last3=Fesen | first3=Robert A. | last4=Drechsler | first4=Marcel | last5=Strottner | first5=Xavier | last6=Germiniani | first6=Maicon | last7=Steindl | first7=Thomas | last8=Przybilla | first8=Norbert | last9=Weil | first9=Kathryn E. | last10=Rupert | first10=Justin | doi-access=free | arxiv=2110.03935 }}</ref></onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Agnes of Rheinfelden]], duchess of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (d. [[1111]])
* [[Pope Callixtus II|Callixtus II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1124]])
* [[Guarinus of Sitten]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion|Sion]] (approximate date)
* [[Henry I the Long, Margrave of the Nordmark|Henry I]] (the Long), German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1087]])
* [[Hugh VII of Lusignan]], count of [[County of La Marche|La Marche]] (d. [[1151]])
* [[Humbert II, Count of Savoy|Humbert II]] (the Fat), count of [[County of Savoy|Savoy]] (d. [[1103]])
* [[Li Jie (Song dynasty)|Li Jie]], Chinese writer of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]] (d. [[1110]])
* [[Niels, King of Denmark|Niels]] (or Nicholas), king of [[Denmark]] (d. [[1134]])
* [[Richard de Montfort]], French nobleman (d. [[1092]])
* [[Robert II, Count of Flanders|Robert II]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (approximate date)
* [[Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy|Sibylla of Burgundy]], duchess of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (approximate date)
* [[Stephen I, Count of Burgundy|Stephen I]], count palatine of Burgundy (d. [[1102]])
* [[Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Vladislaus I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (approximate date)
* [[Walter Tirel]] (or William Rufus), English nobleman

== Deaths ==
* [[February 7]] &ndash; [[Siegfried I, Count of Sponheim|Siegfried I]], count of [[County of Sponheim|Sponheim]]
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Egilbert, Bishop of Passau|Egilbert]] (or Engelbert), bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Passau]]
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine|Frederick]], duke of [[Lower Lorraine]]
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[George the Hagiorite]], Georgian [[Georgian calligraphy|calligrapher]] (b. [[1009]])
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Ibn Abi Hasina]], Arab [[Arabic poetry|poet]] and [[Panegyric|panegyrist]] (b. [[998]])
* [[July 23]] &ndash; [[Gunther of Bamberg]], German nobleman
* [[December 24]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]] (the Great), king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] 
* [[Diarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh]], king of [[Uí Maine]]
* [[Ermengol III, Count of Urgell|Ermengol III]] (or Armengol), count of [[County of Urgell|Urgell]] (b. [[1032]])
* [[Gisela of Hungary|Gisela]] (or Gizella), queen consort of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]] (b. [[985]])
* [[Gomes Echigues]], Portuguese knight and governor (b. [[1010]])
* [[Gusiluo]], Tibetan religious leader of [[Buddhism]] (b. [[997]])
* [[Llywelyn Aurdorchog]], Welsh nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Thorfinn the Mighty|Thorfinn]] (the Mighty), Norse nobleman (approximate date)

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