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[[File:Boleslaus II of Poland (89920250).jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Bolesław II the Bold]], King of Poland]]
Year '''1076''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[January 24]] &ndash; [[Synod of Worms (1076)|Synod of Worms]]: Emperor [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]], holds a synod in [[Worms, Germany|Worms]] (modern [[Germany]]). The assembly declares [[Pope Gregory VII]] deposed, and the bishops abandon their [[allegiance]] to him.
* [[February 22]] &ndash; Gregory VII pronounces a sentence of excommunication against Henry IV at [[Rome]]. He is excluded from the [[Catholic Church]], and all the bishops named by Henry are excommunicated.
* Summer &ndash; [[Dirk V, Count of Holland|Dirk V]], count of [[County of Holland|Holland]], re-conquers [[West Friesland (region)|West Frisia]] (modern [[Netherlands]]) from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archdiocese of Utrecht]]. He besieges Bishop [[Conrad (bishop of Utrecht)|Conrad]] at the castle of [[IJsselmonde, Rotterdam|IJsselmonde]], taking him prisoner.
* [[October 8]] &ndash; [[Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia|Demetrius Zvonimir]] is crowned as king of [[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]] in [[Solin]] (near [[Split, Croatia|Split]]), in the Basilica of Saint Peter and Moses (known later as the [[Hollow Church]]) by a representative of Gregory VII.
* [[December 13]] &ndash; [[Norman conquest of southern Italy]]: Italo-Norman forces under [[Robert Guiscard|Robert Guiscard de Hauteville]] and [[Richard I of Capua]], conquer the fortress city of [[Salerno]] after a short [[siege]].
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Bolesław II the Bold]] (or "the Generous") is crowned as [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|King of Poland]] by [[Bogumił (archbishop of Gniezno)|Archbishop Bogumił]] in [[Gniezno Cathedral]]. Bolesław supports Gregory VII in his conflict against Henry IV.

==== England ====
* [[May 31]] &ndash; [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria]], a participant in the [[Revolt of the Earls]] against King [[William the Conqueror]], is beheaded near [[Winchester]].
* [[November 1]] &ndash; A frost begins that lasts until April [[1077]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agricultural Records|last=Stratton|first=J.M.|publisher=John Baker|year=1969|isbn=0-212-97022-4}}</ref>
* Approximate date &ndash; The [[Trial of Penenden Heath]] is held, with an important ruling regarding land rights subsequent to the [[Norman Conquest of England|Norman Conquest]].

==== Africa ====
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Koumbi Saleh]], an important mercantile and political center of the [[Ghana Empire]] (modern [[Mauritania]]), is besieged by the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Vikramaditya VI]] deposes his older brother [[Someshvara II]] to become king of the [[Western Chalukya Empire]] (modern India).

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm of Aosta]], an Italian [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbot, completes his ''[[Anselm of Canterbury#Monologion|Monologion]]'' at the request of his fellow monks.

==== Religion ====
* Demetrius Zvonimir donates the Benedictine monastery of [[Pope Gregory I|St. Gregory]] in [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]] to Gregory VII.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Mstislav I of Kiev|Mstislav I]] "the Great"), Grand Prince of [[Kyiv]] (d. [[1132]])
* [[Fujiwara no Sadazane]], Japanese [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]] (d. [[1120]])
* [[Urban (bishop of Llandaff)|Urban]] (or Gwrgan), bishop of [[Diocese of Llandaff|Llandaff]] (d. [[1134]])
* Approximate date
** [[Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi]], Moorish scholar and judge (d. [[1148]])
** [[Hualani]], Hawaiian queen and [[regent]]

== Deaths ==
* February 26 or 27 &ndash; [[Godfrey the Hunchback]], duke of [[Lower Lorraine]]
* [[March 18]] &ndash; [[Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy|Ermengarde of Anjou]], duchess of [[Burgundy]]
* [[March 21]] &ndash; [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy|Robert I]] ("the Old"), duke of Burgundy (b. [[1011]])
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Beatrice of Lorraine|Beatrice of Bar]], French duchess and regent
* [[April 28]] &ndash; [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II Estridsson]], king of [[Denmark]]
* [[May 8]] &ndash; [[Nasr ibn Mahmud]], Mirdasid emir of [[Aleppo]] 
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer I]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] (b. [[1023]])
* [[May 31]] &ndash; [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria|Waltheof]], earl of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] (executed)
* [[June 4]] &ndash; [[Sancho IV of Pamplona|Sancho IV]], king of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Pamplona]] (or [[Navarre]])
* [[July 15]] &ndash; [[Arnost]] (or Arnošt), bishop of [[Diocese of Rochester|Rochester]]
* [[Ramihrdus of Cambrai]], French heretic priest and [[martyr]] (or [[1077]])
* [[William Busac]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]] (''[[jure uxoris]]'') (b. [[1020]])

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