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[[File:Bohemond I of Antioch (by Blondel).jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Bohemond I of Antioch]] (c. 1054–1111)]]
Year '''1103''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Bohemond I of Antioch|Bohemond I]], Norman [[prince of Antioch]], is released from Seljuk imprisonment at [[Niksar]], after a ransom is paid of 100,000 gold pieces. During his absence, [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee|Tancred]] (Bohemond's nephew) attacks the Byzantines, and re-captures the cities of [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]], [[Adana]] and [[Mopsuestia|Mamistra]] in [[Cilicia]]. Tancred is deprived of his lordship by Bohemond's return, and is rewarded with a small fief within the [[Principality of Antioch]].<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1951). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 31–32. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* The Crusaders under [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond IV]] invade the [[Beqaa Valley]] and capture [[Tartus|Tortosa]] to isolate [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. Raymond expands towards the [[Orontes River]], and begins to build a castle on the [[Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles|Mons Peregrinus]] which helps in the [[Siege of Tripoli]] (see [[1102]]). Emperor [[Alexios I Komnenos|Alexios I]] supports the Crusaders by sending a Byzantine fleet (ten ships) to blockade the port of Tripoli.<ref>Steven Runciman (1951). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 47–48. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; The Crusaders led by Bohemond I and [[Joscelin I, Count of Edessa|Joscelin of Courtenay]] raid the territory of [[Aleppo]] to gain supplies. They capture the town of [[Al-Muslimiyah|Muslimiyah]], and extract a large [[tribute]]. Sultan [[Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan]], the Seljuk ruler of Aleppo, agrees to pay 7,000 gold pieces and ten horses to the Crusaders while Bohemond agrees to release all Seljuk prisoners captured at Muslimiyah.<ref>Steven Runciman (1951). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 32. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[August 24]] &ndash; King [[Magnus Barefoot|Magnus III]] is killed in battle with the [[Ulaid]] in [[Ulster]]. [[Sigurd the Crusader|Sigurd Jorsalfare]], [[Eystein I of Norway|Øystein Magnusson]] and [[Olaf Magnusson of Norway|Olaf Magnusson]] succeed him as joint kings of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]].

==== Britain ====
* [[April 27]] &ndash; [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]], again goes into [[exile]] after a dispute with King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] over the appointment of bishops and abbots to important Church positions.
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Matilda of Scotland]], queen of England as wife of Henry I, gives birth to their first son [[William Adelin]] at [[Winchester]]. They already have a daughter, [[Empress Matilda|Princess Matilda]].

==== China ====
* [[Li Jie (Song dynasty)|Li Jie]], Chinese government minister, publishes his ''[[Yingzao Fashi]]'' technical treatise on [[Architecture of the Song dynasty|Chinese architecture]], during the reign of Emperor [[Emperor Huizong of Song|Hui Zong]] of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The Scandinavian city of [[Lund]] in the Swedish province of [[Scania]] becomes a see of the [[Catholic Church]], namely the [[Diocese of Lund|Archdiocese of Lund]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Emperor Toba|Toba]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[1156]])
* [[March 24]] &ndash; [[Yue Fei]], Chinese general and poet (d. [[1142]])
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[William Adelin]], duke of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] (d. [[1120]])
* [[Adeliza of Louvain]], queen of [[Kingdom of England|England]] (d. [[1151]])
* [[Aénor de Châtellerault]], duchess of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] (d. [[1130]])
* [[Alfonso Jordan|Alfonso I]], count of [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]] and [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]] (d. [[1148]])
* [[Heilika of Lengenfeld]], German countess (d. [[1170]])
* [[Henry II, Margrave of Meissen|Henry II]], margrave of the [[Saxon Eastern March|Saxon Ostmark]] (d. [[1123]])
* [[Rögnvald Kali Kolsson]], Norwegian earl (d. [[1158]])
* [[Vsevolod of Pskov]], Kievan prince (approximate date)
* [[Wivina (abbess)|Wivina]], French [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbess (d. [[1168]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 17]] &ndash; [[Frutolf of Michelsberg]], German monk
* [[March 18]] &ndash; [[Sybilla of Conversano]], Norman duchess  
* [[July 10]] &ndash; [[Eric I of Denmark|Eric I]], king of [[Denmark]]
* [[August 24]] &ndash; [[Magnus Barefoot|Magnus III]], king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] (b. [[1073]])
* [[October 19]] &ndash; [[Humbert II, Count of Savoy|Humbert II]], count of [[County of Savoy|Savoy]] (b. [[1065]]) 
* [[Al-Hakim al-Munajjim]], Persian [[Nizari]] missionary
* [[Boedil Thurgotsdatter]], Danish queen
* [[Ebles II of Roucy|Ebles II]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]] ([[House of Montdidier]])
* [[Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark|Henry I]], German nobleman ([[House of Wettin]])
* [[Isaac Alfasi]], Algerian [[Talmud]]ist and [[posek]] (b. [[1013]])
* [[Manegold of Lautenbach]], German priest (b. [[1030]])
* [[Osbern FitzOsbern]], bishop of [[Diocese of Exeter|Exeter]] (b. [[1032]]) 
* [[Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy|Sibylla of Burgundy]], duchess of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (b. 1065)
* [[William Firmatus]], Norman [[hermit]] and pilgrim (b. [[1026]])

== References ==
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