Editing 1067

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[[File:Shenzong of Song.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Emperor Shenzong of Song|Shen Zong]] (1048–1085)]]
Year '''1067''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[May 22]] &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine X Doukas|Constantine X]] dies after a 7-year reign at [[Constantinople]]. His wife, Empress [[Eudocia Macrembolitissa]], is crowned ''[[List of Augustae|Augusta]]'' and becomes co-[[regent]] for her two sons ([[Michael VII Doukas|Michael VII]] and [[Konstantios Doukas|Konstantios]]) along with Constantine's brother [[John Doukas (Caesar)|John Doukas]], who rules as ''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]'' of the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>John Julius Norwich (1991). ''Byzantium: The Apogee – The Choice of Emperor'', p. 343. {{ISBN|0-394-53779-3}}.</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; The Seljuk Turks make incursions into [[Mesopotamia]], [[Cilicia]] and [[Cappadocia]]. They sack the Byzantine city of [[Kayseri|Caesarea]], move south through the [[Cilician Gates]] and raid the region around [[Antioch]] in [[Syria (region)|Syria]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071)'', p. 132. {{ISBN|978-184884-215-1}}.</ref> 

==== Europe ====
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Battle on the Nemiga River]]: The three sons of Grand Prince [[Yaroslav the Wise|Yaroslav I]] (the Wise) – [[Iziaslav I of Kiev|Iziaslav I]], [[Sviatoslav II of Kiev|Sviatoslav II]], and [[Vsevolod I of Kiev|Vsevolod I]] – defeat the forces under [[Vseslav of Polotsk]]. 
* [[Eric and Eric]], two pretenders to the Swedish throne, are both killed during the struggle for power in [[Sweden]]. [[Halsten Stenkilsson|Halsten]], son of the late King [[Stenkil]], becomes the new ruler.
* [[Olaf III of Norway|Olaf III]] returns to [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] with the remaining troops from the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]]. He is proclaimed king and co-ruler with his older brother [[Magnus II of Norway|Magnus II]] (Haraldsson).
* [[Wartburg|Wartburg Castle]] (near [[Eisenach]]) is founded by [[Louis the Springer]], count of [[Thuringia]] (modern [[Germany]]).
* [[Minsk]] and [[Orsha]] are first mentioned in the chronicles, making them two of the oldest cities in [[Belarus]].

==== England ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[William the Conqueror|William I]] (the Conqueror) returns to [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] and takes with him [[Edgar Ætheling]] (grandson of [[Edmund Ironside]]), Archbishop [[Stigand]], and the brothers [[Morcar]] and [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia|Edwin]].
* [[Odo of Bayeux]], a half-brother of William I, is appointed [[Earl of Kent]] and becomes William's deputy (or ''[[de facto]]'' regent) in [[Kingdom of England|England]]. His wealth and land become considerable.
* [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]], count of [[County of Boulogne|Boulogne]], supports the [[Kent]]ishmen in an [[Kentish Revolt of 1067|attempt to seize Dover Castle]]. The conspiracy fails, and Eustace is sentenced to forfeit his English [[fief]]s.
* Winter &ndash; William I marches on [[Exeter]], which he besieges. The city holds out for 18 days, and after its fall William builds [[Rougemont Castle]] there to secure the region.
* [[Winchester Castle]] in [[Hampshire]] is founded by William I; it is later one of the seats of government of the Norman kings ruling England.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Derek Keene|author2=Alexander R. Rumble|title=Survey of Medieval Winchester|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1985|pages=101–2}}</ref>

==== China ====
* [[January 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Yingzong of Song|Emperor Yingzong]] (or Zhao Shu) of the [[Song dynasty]] dies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his 18-year-old son [[Emperor Shenzong of Song|Shen Zong]] as emperor of [[China]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ==== 
* [[December 6]] &ndash; A fire, the second in as many years, heavily damages [[Canterbury Cathedral]] in England.<ref name=Fires>"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', p. 24. Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876)</ref></onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi]], Persian scholar and historian (d. [[1142]])
* [[Adela of Normandy]], countess of [[Blois]] (approximate date)
* [[Ari Thorgilsson]], Icelandic chronicler and writer (d. [[1148]])
* [[John Taronites (sebastos)|John Taronites]], Byzantine governor (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Yingzong of Song|Ying Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. [[1032]])
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey II of Provence|Geoffrey II]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Robert de Turlande]], French [[priest]]
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Constantine X Doukas|Constantine X]], Byzantine emperor (b. [[1006]])
* [[July 12]] &ndash; [[John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)|John Komnenos]], Byzantine general 
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] 
* [[November 27]] &ndash; [[Sancha of León]], queen of [[Kingdom of León|León]]
* [[December 2]] &ndash; [[Shaykh Tusi]], Persian [[Shia Islam|Shia]] scholar (b. [[995]])
* [[Aedh Ua Con Ceanainn]], king of [[Uí Díarmata]]
* [[Bahmanyār]], Persian philosopher and logician
* [[Cai Xiang]], Chinese [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]] and [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (b. [[1012]])
* [[Elisiv of Kiev|Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev]], Norwegian queen
* [[Eric and Eric]], Swedish throne pretenders 
* [[Gervais de Château-du-Loir]], French nobleman (b. [[1007]])
* [[Muireadhach Ua Cárthaigh]], Irish chief poet
* [[Richard, Count of Évreux|Richard]], French nobleman ([[House of Normandy]])
* [[Wulfwig]] (or Wulfinus), bishop of [[Diocese of Lincoln|Dorchester]]

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