What happened in 1080?
Battle on the Elster, Battle of Flarchheim and Treaty of Ceprano — among 29 events recorded in 1080. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle on the Elster
1080 middle ages battle
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Battle of Flarchheim
1080 middle ages battle
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Battle of Volta Mantovana
1080 battle of the Investiture Controversy
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Ceprano
Treaty signed on June 29, 1080 between Pope Gregory VII and Robert Guiscard
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People 7
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Abbot Suger born
Born in Chennevières-lès-Louvres. French abbot-statesmen, historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture (1080-1151).
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Norbert of Xanten born
Born in Gennep. 12th‑century German bishop and founder of the Premonstratensians, Catholic saint, reformer of clergy and defender of the Eucharist.
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Sanai born
Born in Ghazni. 12th-century Persian Sufi poet.
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Henry of Huntingdon born
Born in Huntingdonshire. English historian.
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William of Conches born
Born in Conches-en-Ouche. 12th-century French scholastic philosopher (1080-ca. 1154).
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Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī born
Born in Balad. 12th century Iraqi Islamic philosopher, physicist and physician.
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Rudolf of Rheinfelden died
Died in Merseburg. Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079.
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Abbaye d'Ham-en-Artois
Abbey located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
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Synod of Brixen
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Speyer Cathedral
Cathedral in Speyer, Germany
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Architecture & Engineering 12
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Old Aker Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Bosjökloster
Building in Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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Church of Saint Mary in Valle Porclaneta
Church in Rosciolo, Magliano de' Marsi, Italy
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St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest
Abbey in Bollschweil, Freiburg Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Church of St Mary, Addington
Grade I listed church in the London Borough of Croydon, England,UK
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
Grade I listed church in Hornby, near Bedale, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Peveril Castle
Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Newcastle upon Tyne Castle
11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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Castell Aberlleiniog
Grade II* listed building in Anglesey
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Wirtemberg Castle
Building in Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Burg Ravensberg
Castle
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Kin Ya'a
ancestral Puebloan great house in the United States
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Empires & Countries 3
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Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia founded
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was founded, with its capital at Tarsus.
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Taifa of Molina founded
Taifa of Molina was founded, with its capital at Molina de Aragón.
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Saarbrücken founded
Saarbrücken was founded, with its capital at Saarbrücken.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1080 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1080.
11th century 1
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Deganwy Castle
Castle in Wales
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1080s 2
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Cardiff Castle
Castle in Cardiff, Wales
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Lympne Castle
Castle in Lympne, Kent, England
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