1093 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland.
• Sviatopolk II become Grand Prince of Kiev and ruler of Kievan Rus
• Henry of Burgundy become Count of Portugal
• Saint Anselm of Canterbury, a medieval philosopher and theologian, held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury
• Building of Durham Cathedral begun in Durham, England.
• Construction of Carlisle Castle, England was beginning
• Saint Canute's Cathedral was built in Odense, Denmark

Battles

• May 26 - Battle of the Stugna River (princes of Kievan Rus vs Polovtsy)
• November 13 - Battle of Alnwick (Malcolm III of Scotland vs William II of England)

Births

• Abenezra (or 1092), writer
• Conrad III, the first German king of the Hohenstaufen dynasty
• Roger II of Sicily

Deaths

• April 13 - Vsevolod I of Kiev
• August 29 - Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy
• November 13 - King Malcolm III of Scotland

• Olaf III of Norway