1026 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	990s  1000s  1010s  – 1020s –  1030s  1040s  1050s
Years:	1023 1024 1025 – 1026 – 1027 1028 1029

Year 1026 (MXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• Archbishop Ariberto crowns Conrad II King of Italy in Milan.
• Pietro Barbolano becomes Doge of Venice.
• Henry VI becomes king of Bavaria (later Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor).
• The Battle of the Helgeå is fought in Scandinavia.

Asia

• A Zubu revolt against the Liao Dynasty is stopped, with the Zubu forced to pay an annual tribute.

Births

• Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (approximate date) (d. 1066)

Deaths

• Henry of Luxemburg, king of Bavaria