Year 1039 (MXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe June 4 – Emperor Conrad II (the Elder) dies of gout in Utrecht after a 12-year reign. He is succeeded by his 21-year-old son, Henry III (the Black), who also becomes king of Italy and Burgundy. Duke Casimir I (the Restorer) returns to Poland, and makes great efforts to rebuild the war-ruined country. He establishes his residence at Kraków (which becomes Poland's capital until 1596). By topic Religion The Abbey of Bec is founded, located in Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy (modern France). Births Helibo, Chinese nobleman and chieftain (d. 1092) Minamoto no Yoshiie, Japanese samurai (d. 1106) Robert de Stafford, Norman nobleman (approximate date) Sancho IV, king of Pamplona (approximate date) Su Zhe, Chinese politician and historian (d. 1112) Vseslav of Polotsk, Kievan prince (approximate date) Deaths March 10 – Odo (or Eudes), French nobleman April 16 – William III, count of Weimar and Eichsfeld May 27 – Dirk III (or Theodoric), count of Holland June 4 – Conrad II (the Elder), Holy Roman Emperor July 20 – Conrad II (the Younger), duke of Carinthia September 19 – Fujiwara no Genshi, empress of Japan (b. 1016) November 4 – Hugh of Chalon, French bishop November 29 – Adalbero, German nobleman Abu Nasr Mushkan, Persian statesman (or 1040) Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, prince of Gwynedd Nathar Shah, Tamil mystic and preacher (b. 969) Regimbald, German abbot and bishop Reginar V (or Régnier), French nobleman Sophia I, German princess and abbess (b. 975) Unsuri, Persian poet and writer (or 1040) References