1097
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Events
the crusaders conquer the Levant
May 14 - June 19 - Siege of Nikai by the Crusaders
July 1 - Battle of Dorylaia
October 21 - Beginning of the siege of Antioch
Pope Urban II. was canonized Adelaide of Burgundy - Sv. Adela
Birth
? - Lucius III., Pope († 25 November 1185)
? - Isaiah II Mstislavič, prince of the Rurikov family († November 13, 1154)
Deaths
? - Odo of Bayeux, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and half-brother of William I the Conqueror, probable client of the Bayeux Tapestry (* 1037)
? - Marpa Chokyi Lodo, Tibetan yogi and thinker (* 1012)
? - Geoffroy III. of Anjou, Count of Anjou, Tours and Gâtinais (* 1040)
Head of state
Czech Principality - Břetislav II.
Holy Roman Empire - Henry IV.
Duchy of Lower Silesia - Gottfried V. Bouillon
Duchy of Hornolotrin - Detrich II.
Duchy of Bavaria - Welf I.
Trier Diocese - Eglibert of Rothenburg
Pope - Urban II.
Kingdom of England - William II. Redhead
Kingdom of France - Philip I
Principality of Poland - Vladislav I. Herman
Kingdom of Hungary - Koloman
Byzantine Empire - Alexios I. Komnenos
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