1028

Year 1028 (MXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

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Year 1028 (MXXVIII)

Year 1028 was a leap year that commenced on a Monday according to the Julian calendar.

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

On November 11, Emperor Constantine VIII passed away in Constantinople after a reign of three years. On his deathbed, without a male heir, Constantine appointed his eldest daughter, Zoë Porphyrogenita, as his successor and arranged for her marriage to the Byzantine nobleman, Romanos III (Argyros).

Just days later, on November 15, Zoë Porphyrogenita ascended the throne as empress consort, and her husband, Romanos III, aged 60, became the new emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

England

Cnut the Great set sail from England to Norway leading a fleet of 50 ships. He achieved victory over Olaf Haraldsson and was subsequently crowned king of Norway. This victory solidified Cnut’s status as the sole ruler of England, Denmark, and parts of Sweden, forming the Danish North Sea Empire.

Europe

On April 14, the ten-year-old Henry III (the Black), son of Emperor Conrad II (the Elder), was elected and crowned as king of Germany in Aachen Cathedral by Pilgrim, the archbishop of Cologne.

During the same year, King Sancho Garcés III (the Great) successfully conquered Castile (in modern-day Spain), around this approximate date.

Births

Several notable figures were born in this year, including:

  • February 17 – Al-Juwayni, a Persian scholar and imam (d. 1085)
  • Burchard II (or Bucco), bishop of Halberstadt (approximate date)
  • Nuño Álvarez de Carazo, a Spanish nobleman and warrior (d. 1054)
  • Qutb Shah, a Persian Sufi religious leader and scholar (d. 1099)
  • Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order (d. 1111)
  • William I (the Conqueror), king of England (approximate date) (d. 1087)

Deaths

Several significant individuals passed away in 1028:

  • January 3 – Fujiwara no Michinaga, a Japanese nobleman (b. 966)
  • August 7 – Alfonso V (the Noble), king of León (Spain) (b. 994)
  • November 11 – Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor (b. 960)
  • Lin Bu (or Junfu), Chinese poet and calligrapher (b. 967)
  • Liu Wenzhi, Chinese official of the Song dynasty (b. 964)
  • Lý Công Uẩn, founder of the Vietnamese Lý dynasty (b. 974)
  • Qawam al-Dawla, Buyid governor and ruler of Kerman (b. 1000)
  • Sayyida Shirin, Bavandid princess and wife of Fakhr al-Dawla
  • William of Bellême, a French nobleman (House of Bellême)