What is 1020s?
{{No source|date=August 2021}}{{decadebox|102}} The '''1020s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1020, and ended on 31 December 1029. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''103rd decade''''' which began on January 1, 1021, and ended on December 31, 1030. == Events == * [[1021]] &ndash; The [[Moors|Moorish]] ''taifa'' (state) of [[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencia]] (in modern [[Spain]]) becomes independent, after being ruled by [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] soldiers for about ten years. * [[1024]] &ndash; The [[Salian]] Dynasty of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] is founded by [[Conrad II]]. * 1024 &ndash; [[John XIX]] succeeds his [[Benedict VIII|brother]] as [[Pope]] * [[1027]] &ndash; On [[March 26]], [[Pope John XIX]] crowns [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. * 1027 &ndash; On [[May 14]], [[Henry I of France|Henri I]] is crowned king of [[France]] at [[Reims]] Cathedral. * 1027 &ndash; [[Aldred]] becomes [[abbot]] of [[Tavistock]]. * 1027 &ndash; Start of the [[Tibetan calendar]]. * [[1028]] &ndash; On [[November 12]], dying Emperor [[Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire]] marries his daughter [[Zoe of Byzantium]] to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. * 1028 &ndash; On [[November 15]], Romanus Argyrus becomes [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Eastern Roman Emperor]] as [[Romanus III]]. == Births == * [[August 28]], [[1025]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan]] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:1020s| ]]