Editing 1079

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[[File:Zabojstwo sw Stanislawa by Jan Matejko.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Murder of Bishop [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów|Stanislaus of Kraków]]]]
Year '''1079''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków|Kraków]], is executed on orders by King [[Bolesław II the Generous]]. The way in which his sentence is carried out causes a revolt among the Polish nobles. Bolesław is forced to flee, to take refuge at the court of King [[Ladislaus I of Hungary]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Władysław I Herman|Władysław I]], as ruler of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]].<ref>Richard Brzezinski (1998). ''History of Poland: The successors of Bolesław the Brave'', p. 19. {{ISBN|83-7212-019-6}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Cabra]]: Moorish forces, aided by Castilian knights under [[El Cid]] (Rodrigo Diaz), defeat and rout the invading army of Emir [[Abdallah ibn Buluggin]] of [[Taifa of Granada|Granada]], near the town of [[Cabra, Spain|Cabra]] (modern [[Spain]]).
* Emperor [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV]] appoints [[Frederick I, Duke of Swabia|Frederick I]] as duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] at [[Hohenstaufen Castle]]. Henry's 7-year-old daughter [[Agnes of Waiblingen]] is betrothed to Frederick who founds the [[Hohenstaufen|Hohenstaufen Dynasty]]. 
* Upon the death of [[Håkan the Red]], [[Halsten Stenkilsson]] returns as king of [[Sweden]], jointly with his brother [[Inge the Elder]] (approximate date).

==== England ====
* King [[William the Conqueror]] establishes the [[New Forest]] in [[Southern England]]. He proclaims it as a [[royal forest]], using it for [[hunting]], mainly of [[deer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Take a stroll through a piece of old England |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/take-a-stroll-through-a-piece-of-old-england-24424.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/take-a-stroll-through-a-piece-of-old-england-24424.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |date=December 12, 2004 |access-date=28 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* The [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk Turks]] under Sultan [[Suleiman ibn Qutulmish]] reach and occupy the western coast of [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]], an area known since the [[Archaic Greece|Archaic Period]] (c. 800–c. 500 BC) as [[Ionia]] (modern [[Turkey]]).<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071)'', p. 159. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Astronomy ====
* [[Omar Khayyam]], Persian [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]] and [[Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|astronomer]], calculates a 33 year calendar consisting of 25 ordinary years that include 365 days, and 8 leap years that include 366 days, the most accurate calculation of his time. Khayyam, in his ''Treatise on Demonstrations of Problems in Algebra'', produces a complete classification of cubic equations and their geometric solutions (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[Constance of Burgundy|Constance]], queen of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]], founds a [[monastery]] in [[Burgos]] (approximate date).</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Yejong of Goryeo|Yejong]], king of [[Goryeo]] (d. [[1122]])
* April &ndash; [[Urraca of León|Urraca]], queen regnant of [[Kingdom of León|León]], [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] (d. [[1126]])
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[Emperor Horikawa|Horikawa]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[1107]])
* [[Abū Ṭāhir al-Silafī]], Fatimid scholar and writer (d. [[1180]])
* [[Berardo dei Marsi]], Italian cardinal and bishop (d. [[1130]])
* [[Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard]], French [[Nobility|noblewoman]] (d. [[1151]])
* [[Gampopa]], Tibetan [[Tibetan Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk and teacher (d. [[1153]])
* [[Kilij Arslan I]], sultan of the [[Sultanate of Rum]] (d. 1107)
* [[Empress Liu (Zhezong)|Liu]], Chinese empress of the [[Song dynasty]] (d. [[1113]])
* [[Peter Abelard]], French [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] philosopher (d. [[1142]])<ref>{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Peter |title=Peter Abelard |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abelard/ |website=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |access-date=28 July 2018 |date=2015}}</ref>
* [[Empress Zheng (Song dynasty)|Zheng]], Chinese empress of the Song dynasty (d. [[1131]])
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg|Diepold III]], margrave of [[Vohburg]]

== Deaths ==
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Adela of France]], countess of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (b. [[1009]])
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[John of Fécamp]], Italian-Norman abbot 
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]], Polish bishop (b. [[1030]])
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Roman Svyatoslavich]], Kievan prince
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Hezilo of Hildesheim|Hezilo]] (or Hettilo), bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim|Hildesheim]]
* October &ndash; [[Atsiz ibn Uwaq]], Turkish emir of [[Damascus]]
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Empress Cao (Song dynasty)|Cao]], empress of the Song dynasty (b. [[1016]])
* [[Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia|Adelaide of Savoy]], duchess of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (approximate date)
* [[Aedh Ua Flaithbheartaigh]], king of [[Iar Connacht]]
* [[Al-Jayyānī]], Arab scholar and [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]] (b. [[989]])
* [[Cellach húa Rúanada]], Irish [[Ollamh Érenn|chief ollam]] and poet
* [[Håkan the Red]], king of [[Sweden]] (approximate date)
* [[Íñigo López, Lord of Biscay|Íñigo López]], Spanish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[John of Avranches]], French archbishop and writer
* [[Odo, Count of Penthièvre|Odo of Rennes]], duke and [[regent]] of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] (b. [[AD 999|999]])
* [[Roger d'Ivry]] (or Perceval), Norman nobleman
* [[Wen Tong]], Chinese [[Chinese painting|painter]] and calligrapher (b. [[1019]])

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