1046
Yet another year of papal upheaval! Ex-pope Benedict IX gave up his renewed attempt to claim the papal throne in July, then in December Pope Gregory VI is accused of simony and abdicates, to be followed by Pope Clement II, the 149th pope on December 25 - an interesting Christmas, to be sure! He then gets to crown Henry III as the Holy Roman Emperor in the same year! Poor man seems to have had to wait seven years after his father's death to be crowned by a pope, though!
And as for notable deaths: Gerard Sagredo, missionary to Hungary; and Abbot Oliba, from Catalan (northeastern Spain).
And finally, one more international event: Bao Qintiang writes a "memorial to the throne" during the Song Dynasty in China, warning of the imminent bankruptcy of the iron industry unless more iron is produced. Apparently the throne listened, and increased iron production.
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Next stop, 1066!!!!!!!
And as for notable deaths: Gerard Sagredo, missionary to Hungary; and Abbot Oliba, from Catalan (northeastern Spain).
And finally, one more international event: Bao Qintiang writes a "memorial to the throne" during the Song Dynasty in China, warning of the imminent bankruptcy of the iron industry unless more iron is produced. Apparently the throne listened, and increased iron production.
This historical treatise was brought to you under the inspiration and authority of Wikipedia.
Next stop, 1066!!!!!!!
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