1027 Explained

Year 1027 (MXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By Place

Europe

• March 26  - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II ("the Elder") and his wife Gisela of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor and Empress, respectively, in Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.^[1] Cnut the Great, King of Denmark and England, attends the coronation, proving his position as sole ruler of the Danish North Sea Empire.
• May 14  - King Robert II of France ("the Pious") sues for peace with his sons. Henry I is crowned co-king of France at Reims Cathedral, but has little power to rule (until 1031).^[2]
• August 6  - Robert the Magnificent becomes duke of Normandy after the death of his brother Richard III.
• Duke Sergius IV of Naples donates the County of Aversa to a band of Norman mercenaries led by Rainulf Drengot, who support him in the war with Capua.
• King Sigtrygg Silkbeard of Dublin and sub-King Flannacán of Brega make a pilgrimage to Rome.
• Ealdred is appointed abbot of Tavistock Abbey in England (approximate date).

Asia

• August 16  - Bagrat IV becomes king of Georgia on the death of his father, George I. Queen Dowager Mariam becomes regent for her 9-year-old son.
• Wedding of Crown Prince Atsunaga of Japan and Imperial Princess Teishi.
• This is the first year of the first rabjyung (60-year) cycle to start in the Tibetan calendar.

By topic

Science, technology and medicine

• The Book of Healing (Arabic: کتاب الشفاء Kitab Al-Shifaʾ, Latin: Sufficientia), a comprehensive scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by the Persian polymath Avicenna (Abū ʿAlī ibn Sīnā), is published.^[3]
• Song dynasty Chinese engineer Yan Su reinvents the 3rd-century south-pointing chariot, a mechanical-driven compass vehicle (as recorded in the Song Shi).

Births

• January 19  - Shōshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1105)
• Albert III, count of Namur (House of Namur) (approximate date)
• Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Abbadid ruler of Seville (d. 1095)
• Ernest the Brave, margrave of Austria (d. 1075)
• Fayun Faxiu, Chinese Chan Buddhist monk (d. 1090)
• Matilda of Franconia, German princess (d. 1034)
• Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1077)
• Ulrich I (or Udalrich), German bishop (d. 1121)

Deaths

• January 3  - Fujiwara no Yukinari, Japanese calligrapher (b. 972)
• August 6  - Richard III, duke of Normandy (House of Normandy)
• August 16  - George I, king of Georgia (House of Bagrationi)
• October 16  - Fujiwara no Kenshi, Japanese dowager empress (b. 994)^[4]
• Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, Arab statesman (b. 981)
• Aurelia of Regensburg, daughter of Hugh Capet and saint
• Dayang Jingxuan, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (b. 943)
• Dogra mac Dúnadach, king of Síol Anmchadha (Ireland)
• Gadhra Mór mac Dundach, king of Uí Maine (Ireland)
• Hippolytus, archbishop of Gniezno (approximate date)
• Sulayman al-Ghazzi, Arab poet and bishop of Gaza (approximate date)^[5]
• Walter of Speyer, German bishop and poet (b. 967)
• Yazid II, Persian ruler (shah) of Shirvan (Azerbaijan)

Notes and References

1. Book: Wolfram, Herwig. Herwig Wolfram

   . Herwig Wolfram. Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. Pennsylvania State University Press. 2006. 0-271-02738-X. 102.

2. Book: Clark, William W.. William W. Clark

   . William W. Clark. Medieval Cathedrals. Greenwood Publishing. Westport, CT. 2006. 978-0-313-32693-6. 87.

3. Book: Goodman, Lenn Evan. Lenn E. Goodman

   . Lenn E. Goodman. 1992. Avicenna. 31. Routledge. London. 0-415-01929-X.

4. [Izumi Shikibu]
5. Book: Noble . Samuel . Thomas . David . Mallett . Alexander . Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 2 (900-1050) . 17 December 2010 . BRILL . 978-90-04-21618-1 . 617 . 16 January 2024 . en . Sulayman al-Ghazzi.