1056
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1056 (MLVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1056th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 56th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1050s decade. As of the start of 1056, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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Events
- Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy.
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Germany.
- Ottokar, Count of Steyr, becomes Margrave of the Karantanian March, later known as Styria
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