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Rome is besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV ,and is then sacked by the Normans of Robert Guiscard,who intended to restore papal authority over the city.
The medical scholar Constantine the African dies at the monastery of Monte Cassino at age 67 (approximate),having initiated the translation of Arabic medical works into Latin.
Matilda of Canossa,countess of Tuscany,remarries at age 43.Her 17-year-old husband is Welf (Guelph) V,duke of Bavaria and Carinthia, who is a member of the Este family ,and they will remain together for 6 years. (!)