The 1090s

1096 930 years ago

First Crusade: At the Battle of Civetot, the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan destroyed the army of the People's Crusade…

The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages…

First Crusade: At the Battle of Civetot, the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan destroyed the army of the People's Crusade…

1095

Usama ibn Munqidh, Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (died 1188)

Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris (knight), and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dyn…

Usama ibn Munqidh, Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (died 1188)

1095

Sophia of Hungary (born c

Sophia of Hungary, a member of the royal Árpád dynasty, was a Margravine of Istria and Carniola from about 1062 until 1070, by her first marriage with Margrave Ulric I, as well as …

Sophia of Hungary (born c

1095

Robert, bishop of Hereford

Robert the Lotharingian was a priest who became Bishop of Hereford following the Norman Conquest of England. His writings serve as one of the best sources for information on the pr…

Robert, bishop of Hereford

1095

Ladislaus I of Hungary (born 1040)

Ladislaus I, also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and Richeza of Poland. After…

Ladislaus I of Hungary (born 1040)

1095

King Olaf I of Denmark

Olaf I, nicknamed Olaf Hunger, was king of Denmark from 1086 to 1095, following the death of his brother Canute IV the Holy. He was a son of king Sweyn II Estridsson, and the third…

King Olaf I of Denmark

1095

Leopold II, margrave of Austria (born 1050)

Leopold II, known as Leopold the Fair, a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was o…

Leopold II, margrave of Austria (born 1050)

1094

El Cid and his forces defeat a larger army of the Almoravids in the battle of Cuarte.

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting with both Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific as-Sayy…

El Cid and his forces defeat a larger army of the Almoravids in the battle of Cuarte.

1093

Hugh I, duke of Burgundy (born 1057)

Hugh I was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Duke Robert I. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather, following the premat…

Hugh I, duke of Burgundy (born 1057)

1093

Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)

Robert I, known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093. He was a son of Count Baldwin V out of his first marriage, He was the older brother …

Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)

1092

The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II

The Archdiocese of Pisa is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Pisa, Italy. It was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on…

The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II

1092

Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop

Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century religious leader. He was a Benedictine monk who was a supporter of William the Conqueror and was appointed Bishop of Dorchester and Bishop of…

Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop

1092

Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and politician (born 1018)

Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī Ṭūsī, better known by his honorific title of Niẓām al-Mulk, was a Persian Sunni scholar, jurist, and vizier of the Seljuk Empire. Rising from a low posit…

Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and politician (born 1018)

1091 935 years ago

Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos

The Battle of Levounion was the first decisive Byzantine victory of the Komnenian restoration. On 29 April 1091, an invading force of Pechenegs was crushed by the combined forces o…

Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos

1091 935 years ago

London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

The London Tornado of 1091 is the earliest reported tornado in England, occurring in London on Friday, 17 October 1091. It has been estimated by modern assessment as possibly a T8 …

London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

1091 935 years ago

Andronikos Komnenos, Byzantine prince and general (died 1130/31)

Andronikos Komnenos was a Byzantine prince and military commander. The second-born son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, he was named sebastokrator and participated in the Battle of P…

Andronikos Komnenos, Byzantine prince and general (died 1130/31)

1091 935 years ago

Dirk V, count of Holland (born 1052)

Dirk V was Count of Holland from 1061 to 1091.

Dirk V, count of Holland (born 1052)

1091 935 years ago

William of Hirsau, German abbot

William of Hirsau was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, based on the uses of Cluny, and…

William of Hirsau, German abbot

1091 935 years ago

Sisnando Davides, military leader

Sisnando Davides was a Mozarab nobleman and military leader of the Reconquista, born in Tentúgal, near Coimbra. He was a contemporary and acquaintance of El Cid, but his sphere of …

Sisnando Davides, military leader

1090

Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (born c

Sikelgaita was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. Her heritage made her a vital asset to Robert's g…

Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (born c

1090

Liutold of Eppenstein, duke of Carinthia

Liutold of Eppenstein was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1077 until his death.

Liutold of Eppenstein, duke of Carinthia

1090

Jaromír, bishop of Prague

Jaromír was the Bishop of Prague from 1068, when he was appointed by his brother, Vratislaus II of Bohemia. The two were both sons of Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia.

Jaromír, bishop of Prague

1090

Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen (born c. 1060)

Egbert II was Count of Brunswick and Margrave of Meissen. He was the eldest son of the Margrave Egbert I of the Brunonen family.

Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen (born c. 1060)

1090

Adalbero, bishop of Würzburg

Adalbero of Würzburg was Bishop of Würzburg and Count of Lambach-Wels.

Adalbero, bishop of Würzburg