Explore 8 historical events from 1070–1079.
Manuel Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader, the oldest son of John Komnenos and brother of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos. A relative, by marriage, of Em…
Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…
Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II, born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply i…
Pope Alexander II
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…
Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II
Herman I of Baden was the titular Margrave of Verona and the agnatic ancestor of the Margraves of Baden.
Herman I, Margrave of Baden
Géza I was King of Hungary from 1074 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Béla I. His baptismal name was Magnus. With German assistance, Géza's cousin Solomon acquired th…
Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)
Richeza of Poland was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Béla I, King of Hungary.
Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (born 1013)
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050)
Géza I was King of Hungary from 1074 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Béla I. His baptismal name was Magnus. With German assistance, Géza's cousin Solomon acquired th…
Géza I of Hungary (born 1040)
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (born 1050)
Richeza of Poland was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Béla I, King of Hungary.
Richeza of Poland, queen of Hungary (born 1013)
Herman I of Baden was the titular Margrave of Verona and the agnatic ancestor of the Margraves of Baden.
Herman I, Margrave of Baden
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…
Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II, born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply i…
Pope Alexander II
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…
Gregory VII was elected pope following the death of Alexander II
Manuel Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader, the oldest son of John Komnenos and brother of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos. A relative, by marriage, of Em…
Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c