What is 1047?
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Year nav|1047}} {{Year in various calendars|1047}} {{Year article header|1047}} [[File:Val ès Dunes battle-en.svg|thumb|alt=Battle of Val-ès-Dunes (1047) |Battle of Val-ès-Dunes (1047)]] == Events == * [[Battle of Val-ès-Dunes]]: [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]], with assistance from King [[Henry I of France]], takes control of [[Normandy]] by defeating the rebel Norman barons at [[Caen]]. * [[Harald Hardrada|Harald III]] becomes sole king of [[Norway]]. * [[Sweyn II of Denmark|Sweyn II]] is crowned king of [[Denmark]]. * [[Pope Clement II]] is replaced by [[Pope Benedict IX]] as the 150th pope. * Revolt of [[Leo Tornikios]] in the [[Byzantine Empire]] == Births == * [[Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester]], French born, English nobleman (died [[1101]]) * [[Judith of Swabia]], daughter of [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor]] == Deaths == * [[October 9]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement II]] * [[October 25]] &ndash; King [[Magnus I of Norway]] (b. 1024) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:1047}} [[Category:1047| ]]