1050

King Macbeth of Scotland (c. 1005–1057)

Year 1050 (ML) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• Hedeby in Jutland is sacked by King Harald Hardrada of Norway, during the course of a conflict with Sweyn II of Denmark.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• King Anund Jacob dies after a 28-year reign. He is succeeded by his elder half-brother Emund the Old as king of Sweden.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Macbeth, King of Scotland, makes a pilgrimage to Rome.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Africa

• Aoudaghost, an important Berber trading center and rival of Koumbi Saleh, is captured by the Ghana Empire.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

By topic

Religion

• King Edward the Confessor unites the English dioceses of Devon and Cornwall. He moves the see from Crediton to Exeter and gives the order to build a cathedral.<ref>Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN.</ref> Leofric becomes the first bishop of Exeter.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The brewery of Weltenburg Abbey (modern Germany) is first mentioned, thus making it one of the oldest still operating breweries in the world (approximate date).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Births

• November 11 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1106)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Amadeus II, count of Savoy (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Berthold II, duke of Swabia (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Bertrand of Comminges, French bishop (d. 1126)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Frederick I, duke of Swabia (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Leopold II ("the Fair"), margrave of Austria (d. 1095)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Lhachen Gyalpo, king of Ladakh (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Liutold of Eppenstein, German nobleman (approximate date)Template:Citation needed
• Li Tang, Chinese landscape painter (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Lope Íñiguez, lord of Biscay (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Michael VII Doukas, Byzantine emperor (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Muhammad al-Baghdadi, Arab mathematician (d. 1141)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Olaf I ("Hunger"), king of Denmark (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Olaf III ("the Peaceful"), king of Norway (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Osbern of Canterbury, English hagiographer (d. 1090)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Peter the Hermit, French priest (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sophia of Hungary, duchess of Saxony (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Sviatopolk II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1113)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Vidyakara, Indian Buddhist scholar (d. 1130)Template:Citation needed

Deaths

• February 10 – Anna, Grand Princess of Kiev (b. 1001)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• October 29 – Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Alferius (or Alferio), Italian abbot and saint (b. 930)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Anund Jacob (or James), king of Sweden (b. 1008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Casilda of Toledo, Spanish saint (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Constantine Arianites, Byzantine general<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Einar Thambarskelfir, Norwegian nobleman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Herleva, Norman noblewoman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hugh of Langres, French bishop and theologian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Humphrey de Vieilles, Norman nobleman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Michael Dokeianos, Byzantine general<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Suryavarman I, king of the Khmer Empire<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Wifred II, count of Cerdanya and Berga<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Zoë, empress of the Byzantine Empire<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>