1050
| Years: 1047 1048 1049 - 1050 - 1051 1052 1053 | |
| Decades: 1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
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Events
- Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter
Births
- Margrave Leopold II of Austria (d. 1095)
- November 11 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d.1106)
Deaths
- Zoe of Byzantium, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Anund Jacob of Sweden, King of Sweden
Heads of states
- Holy See - Leo IX pope (1049-1054)
- England - Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042 to 1066)
- France - Henri I (reigned 1031 to 1060)
- Byzantine Empire - Constantine IX (reigned 1042 to 1055)