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Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century
Decades: 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s 1070s - 1080s - 1090s 1100s 1110s 1120s 1130s
Years: 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 - 1081 - 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086
Events
- Corfu taken from Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Norman King of Southern Italy
- Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty
- Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania)
- Beginning of the construction of Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense
- May 8 - Alfonso VI of Castile marries Constance of Burgundy
- Saint Bernard of Montjoux (or Menthon), patron saint of mountaineers.
- Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III
- September 1 - Eusebius of Angers, Bishop of Angers
