History
1046
General
Population: 276 Million*
- Religion: End of Pope Gregory VI – both popes (Benedict IX, Gregory VI) dethroned at Council of Sutri
Synod of Rome elects Pope Clement II (Suidger Saxony) – a Saxon
Synod of Pavia reforms church - Simony (buying church offices) suppressed
Europe
- Holy Roman Empire: Henry III crowned emperor of Rome
- Norway: Harald Haardrada King of Norway to 1066