Editing 1093

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[[File:A Chronicle of England - Page 118 - Anselm Made Archbishop of Canterbury.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]] (right) is dragged to the cathedral and made archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]].]]
Year '''1093''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXCIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[April 13]] &ndash;The Grand Prince of Kiev [[Vsevolod I of Kiev|Vsevolod I Yaroslavich]] dies, after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Sviatopolk II of Kiev|Sviatopolk II]], who is acknowledged by other princes as the senior son of [[Iziaslav I of Kiev|Iziaslav I]], and ascends the Kievan throne as ruler of the [[Kievan Rus']]. His cousin [[Vladimir II Monomakh|Vladimir II]], prince of [[Principality of Chernigov|Chernigov]], becomes a bitter rival.
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Stugna River]]: The nomadic [[Cumans]] defeat a Kievan joint force led by the princes of Kievan Rus' at the [[Stuhna River]] in the valley near [[Trypillia|Trepol]]. [[Rostislav Vsevolodovich]], prince of [[Principality of Pereyaslavl|Pereyaslavl]], drowns while fleeing the battle.<ref>Basil Dmytryshyn (2000). ''Medieval Russia: A sourcebook 850–1700'', p. 60. Academic International Press.</ref>
* [[September 22]] &ndash; King [[Olaf III of Norway]] ("the Peaceful") dies after a 26-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Magnus Barefoot]] who is proclaimed ruler of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] at the [[Borgarting]] (or the [[Thing (assembly)|Thing]]), an assembly of [[lawspeaker]]s, in the region of [[Viken, Norway|Viken]].

==== Britain ====
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], Italian [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbot and [[theologian]], becomes archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] in England, succeeding [[Lanfranc]]. The post of archbishop has been left vacant since [[1089]] by King [[William II of England]] – so he can collect the church's income for himself.<ref name="BBC timeline">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml|work=British History Timeline|title=Norman Britain|publisher=BBC|access-date=2007-12-21}}</ref>
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[Battle of Alnwick (1093)|Battle of Alnwick]]: King [[Malcolm III of Scotland]] invades [[Northumberland]], but is killed by English forces under Earl [[Robert de Mowbray]] while besieging [[Alnwick Castle]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Donald III of Scotland|Donald III]] ("the Fair") as ruler of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].
* The [[Normans]] under Lord [[Robert Fitzhamon]] continue their occupation of southern [[Wales]]<ref name="CBH1093">{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=56–58|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> with [[Pembroke Castle]] being constructed by [[Arnulf de Montgomery]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[April 8]] &ndash; Monks move into the new [[Winchester Cathedral]] in England, constructed by the Norman bishop [[Walkelin]].
* [[August 11]] &ndash; Construction of [[Durham Cathedral]] in England begins, replacing the Saxon 'White Church'.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[January 16]] &ndash; [[Isaac Komnenos (son of Alexios I)|Isaac Komnenos]], Byzantine co-ruler
* [[Ahmad Yasawi]], Turkic poet and [[Sufism|Sufi]] (d. [[1166]])
* [[Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VII]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (d. [[1119]])
* [[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] and [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] (d. [[1152]])
* [[Demetrius I of Georgia|Demetrius I]], king of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]] (approximate date)
* [[Gerhoh of Reichersberg]], German theologian (d. [[1169]])
* [[Grigor III Pahlavuni|Grigor III]], Armenian [[List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia|catholicos]] of [[Holy See of Cilicia|Cilicia]] (d. 1166)
* [[Robert fitzEdith]], English feudal lord (d. [[1172]])
* [[Sancho Alfónsez]], Spanish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1108]])
* [[Simon of Sicily|Simon of Hauteville]], count of [[County of Sicily|Sicily]] (d. [[1105]])
* [[Simon of Vermandois]], French bishop (d. [[1148]])
* [[William III, Count of Ponthieu|William III]], count of [[Ponthieu]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[February 1]] &ndash; [[Abul Hasan Hankari]], Abbasid scholar (b. [[1018]])
* April &ndash; [[Rhys ap Tewdwr]], Welsh king of [[Deheubarth]], killed in battle (b. [[997]])
* [[April 13]] &ndash; [[Vsevolod I of Kiev|Vsevolod I Yaroslavich]], Grand Prince of [[Kyiv]] (b. [[1030]])
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Rostislav Vsevolodovich]], prince of [[Principality of Pereyaslavl|Pereyaslavl]]
* [[June 21]] &ndash; Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Muqtadi, [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid]] prince, son of [[al-Muqtadi]] and [[Mah-i Mulk Khatun|Mah-i Mulk]]
* [[July 10]] &ndash; [[Ulrich of Zell]], German [[Cluniac Reforms|Cluniac]] reformer (b. [[1029]])
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[Alan Rufus]], Breton/Norman nobleman (approximate year)
* [[August 24]] &ndash; Geoffrey Boterel, Breton nobleman, eldest brother of [[Alan Rufus]]
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy]], French nobleman and [[abbot]] (b. [[1057]])
* [[September 22]] &ndash; [[Olaf III of Norway|Olaf III]] "the Peaceful", king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]]
* [[October 13]] &ndash; [[Robert I, Count of Flanders]]
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Malcolm III]], king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] (b. [[1031]])
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|Margaret]], queen consort of Scotland (b. [[1045]])<ref>{{cite web |title=5 forgotten queens and princesses of Scotland |url=https://www.scotsman.com/regions/5-forgotten-queens-and-princesses-scotland-548776 |website=The Scotsman |date=April 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bertrand II of Provence|Bertrand II]], count of [[Provence]] (approximate date)
* [[Constance of Burgundy]], queen consort of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] (b. [[1046]])
* [[Empress Gao (Song dynasty)|Gao]], Chinese empress ([[Song dynasty]]) (b. [[1032]])
* [[Iestyn ap Gwrgant]], Welsh king of [[Glywysing#Morgannwg|Morgannwg]] (b. [[1014]])
* [[Princess Kaoruko|Kaoruko]], Japanese empress consort (b. [[1029]])
* [[Odo V]] (or Eudes), count of [[Troyes]] and [[Meaux]]
* [[Tzachas]], Seljuk general and [[usurper]], killed
* [[Wang Shen (Song dynasty)|Wang Shen]], Chinese painter and poet

== References ==
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