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995–1022
Robert II of France
France
996–1031
Emperor Zhenzong of Song
China
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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
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Basil II
Rome
976–1025
Malcolm II of Scotland
Scotland
1005–1034
Emperor Shengzong of Liao
China
982–1031
Pope Benedict VIII
Papacy
1012–1024
Æthelred the Unready
England
978–1013; 1014–1016
Swein Forkbeard
England
1013–1014
Pope Sergius IV
Papacy
1009–1012
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