Assassination of William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy.
Assassination of William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy.
Assassination of William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy.
Events Before
Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the patron saint of the Czech state
Wenceslaus I, Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935.
Battle at Simancas: Spain defeats the Moors
Simancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Swabia defeat Eberhard of Franconia and Giselbert of Lotharingia
Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Swabia defeat Eberhard of Franconia and Giselbert of Lotharingia
Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England
Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.
The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi, begins with the death of the 4th successive agent of th
The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi, begins with the death of the 4th successive agent of the Hidden Imam (Twelver Shia Islam)
Events After
Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted
Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted
Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"
Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"
Otto I the Great is crowned King of Italy
King of Italy (Italian: Re d'Italia; Latin: Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Alberic II of Spoleto elevates nominates Marinus II, who was also erroneously called Martin III (Martinus III), as Catho
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