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{{C11 year in topic}}[[File:Kronung Heinrich II.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] is crowned as [[Kingdom of Germany|King of Germany]].]]
Year '''1002''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[January 23]] &ndash; Emperor [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] dies, at the age of 22, of [[smallpox]] at [[Civita Castellana|Castle of Paterno]] (near [[Rome]]) after a 19-year reign. He leaves no son, nor a surviving brother who can succeed by [[Heredity|hereditary]] right to the [[throne]].<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1992). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 259. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref> Otto is buried in [[Aachen Cathedral]] alongside the body of [[Charlemagne]].
* [[February 15]] &ndash; At an assembly at [[Pavia]] of [[Lombardy|Lombard]] nobles and ''secondi milites'' (the minor nobles), [[Arduin of Ivrea]] (grandson of former King [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar II]]) is restored to his domains and crowned as [[King of Italy]] in the [[San Michele Maggiore, Pavia|Basilica of San Michele Maggiore]]. Arduin is supported by [[Arnulf II (archbishop of Milan)|Arnulf II]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Milan]].
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]], a cousin of Otto III, is elected and crowned as [[Kingdom of Germany|King of Germany]] by Archbishop [[Willigis]] at [[Mainz]]. Henry does not recognise the coronation of Arduin. [[Otto I, Duke of Carinthia|Otto of Worms]] withdraws his nomination for the title of [[Holy Roman Emperor]] and receives the [[Duchy of Carinthia]] (modern [[Austria]]) - Henry is the first King to be elected away from the [[Cathedral of Aachen]] since the tradition was begun by [[Otto I]] in [[936]].
* July &ndash; [[Battle of Calatañazor]]: Christian armies led by [[Alfonso V of León]], [[Sancho III of Pamplona]] and [[Sancho García of Castile]], defeat the invading [[Saracens]] under [[Almanzor|Al-Mansur]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of [[Al-Andalus]].
* [[August 8]] &ndash; Al-Mansur dies after a 24-year reign and is succeeded by his son [[Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar]] as ruler (''[[hajib]]'') of the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] [[Caliphate of Córdoba]] (modern [[Spain]]).
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Burgundy|Henry I]], duke of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]], dies and is succeeded by his stepson, [[Otto-William, Count of Burgundy|Otto-William]]. He inherits the duchy; this is disputed by King [[Robert II of France]] ("the Pious").
* Fall &ndash; A revolt organized by [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemian]] nobles of the rivalling [[Vršovci]] clan, forces Duke [[Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus III]] ("the Red") to flee to [[Germany]]. He is succeeded by [[Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia|Vladivoj]] (until [[1003]]).

==== British Isles ====
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[St. Brice's Day massacre]]: King [[Æthelred the Unready]] orders all [[Danish people|Danes]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]] killed. Æthelred marries (as his second wife) [[Emma of Normandy|Emma]], daughter of Duke [[Richard I, Duke of Normandy|Richard I of Normandy]].
* Winter &ndash; Æthelred pays tribute (or [[Danegeld]]) to [[Sweyn Forkbeard]], buying him off with a massive payment of 24,000 lbs of silver to hold off further [[Viking]] raids against England.
* [[Brian Boru]],  king of [[Leinster]] and [[Munster]], becomes [[High King of Ireland]]. After the submission of [[Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill]], Brian Boru makes an expedition to the North.

==== Persia ====
* Winter &ndash; [[Khalaf ibn Ahmad]], [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid]] emir of [[Sistan]] (modern [[Iran]]), is deposed and surrenders to the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid dynasty]] after a 39-year reign (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* In Japan, court lady [[Sei Shōnagon]] completes writing ''[[The Pillow Book]]''.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* June &ndash; [[Frederick (archbishop of Ravenna)|Frederick]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia|Ravenna]], is sent as an imperial [[Papal legate|legate]] to the Synod of [[Pöhlde]], to mediate between the claims of Bishop [[Bernward of Hildesheim]] and Willigis, concerning the control of [[Gandersheim Abbey]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi]], Muslim scholar (d. [[1071]])
* [[June 21]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo IX|Leo IX]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1054]])
* [[Airlangga]], ruler (''[[raja]]h'') of [[Kahuripan]] ([[Indonesia]]) (d. [[1049]])
* [[Adolf II of Lotharingia]], German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1041]])
* [[Alice of Normandy]], countess of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (d. [[1038]])
* [[Aristakes Lastivertsi]], Armenian historian (d. [[1080]]) 
* [[George I of Georgia|George I]], king of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]] (approximate date)
* [[Mei Yaochen]], poet of the [[Song dynasty]] (d. [[1060]])
* [[Nikephoros III Botaneiates|Nikephoros III]], Byzantine emperor (d. [[1081]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Wulfsige III]], bishop of [[Sherborne]]
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]], Holy Roman Emperor (b. [[980]])
* [[April 23]] &ndash; [[Æscwig of Dorchester|Æscwig]], bishop of [[Bishop of Lincoln|Dorchester]]
* [[April 30]] &ndash; [[Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen|Eckard I]], [[margrave of Meissen]] 
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[Ealdwulf (archbishop of York)|Ealdwulf]], archbishop of [[Diocese of York|York]]
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[Almanzor|Al-Mansur]], Umayyad [[vizier]] and ''[[de facto]]'' ruler (b. [[938]]) 
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Burgundy|Henry I]], duke of Burgundy (b. [[946]])
* [[November 13]]
** [[Gunhilde]], Danish princess and noblewoman
** [[Pallig]], Danish chieftain (''[[Earl|jarl]]'') of [[Devon]]shire
* [[Athanasius IV Salhoyo|Athanasius IV]], Syrian patriarch of [[Antioch]]
* [[Domonkos I, Archbishop of Esztergom|Domonkos I]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest|Esztergom]]
* [[Gisela of France, Countess of Ponthieu|Gisela]], French princess (approximate date)
* [[Godfrey I, Count of Verdun|Godfrey I]] ('''the Prisoner'''), Frankish nobleman
* [[John the Iberian]], Georgian [[monk]] (approximate date)
* [[Kisai Marvazi]], Persian author and [[Persian literature|poet]] (b. [[953]])
* [[Rogneda of Polotsk]], Grand Princess of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]] (b. [[962]])
* [[Sa'id al-Dawla]], Hamdanid emir of [[Aleppo]] ([[Syria]])
* [[Sancho Ramírez of Viguera|Sancho Ramírez]], king of [[Kingdom of Viguera|Viguera]] (approximate date)

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