1026

Years: 1023 1024 1025 - 1026 - 1027 1028 1029

Decades: 990s 1000s 1010s - 1020s - 1030s 1040s 1050s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1026 state leaders

Events

• Archbishop Ariberto crowns Conrad II King of Italy in Milan.
• Pietro Barbolano becomes Doge of Venice.
• Henry VI becomes king of Bavaria (later Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor).

Births

• Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (approximate date) (d. 1066)

Deaths

• Henry of Luxemburg, king of Bavaria

Heads of State

• England - Canute the Great (1016 to 1035)
• France - Robert II the Pious (996 to 1031)
• Byzantine Empire - Constantine VIII (1025 to 1028)
• Holy See - Pope John XIX (1024 to 1032)