Battle of Abydos: Byzantine Emperor Basil II defeats and kills rebel general Bardas Phokas, ending his rebellion
Battle of Abydos: Byzantine Emperor Basil II defeats and kills rebel general Bardas Phokas, ending his rebellion
Battle of Abydos: Byzantine Emperor Basil II defeats and kills rebel general Bardas Phokas, ending his rebellion
Events Before
Hugh Capet (Hugh the Great) crowned King of the Franks in Noyon
Hugh Capet (French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet.
Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility
Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility
French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king
French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
The city of Dublin is founded on the banks of the river Liffey
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains,...
Events After
Battle of Maldon: English, led by Earl Byrhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex. The ba
Battle of Maldon: English, led by Earl Byrhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex. The battle and the English defeat are immortalized in the well-known Old English poem "The Battle of Maldon."
Battle of Conquereuil won by the Count of Anjou, Fulk the Black, defeating Conan I, Count of Brittany, in western France
Battle of Conquereuil won by the Count of Anjou, Fulk the Black, defeating Conan I, Count of Brittany, in western France
Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized
Ulrich of Augsburg, sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a pope.
The Duchy of Bohemia's Slavník dynasty members Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej, and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus II the P
The Duchy of Bohemia's Slavník dynasty members Spytimír, Pobraslav, Pořej, and Čáslav are murdered by Boleslaus II the Pious
Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III as Holy Roman Emperor in St Peter's Basilica in Rome
Otto III (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was the Holy Roman emperor and King of Italy from 996 until his death in 1002.
More from the 980s
Louis V becomes the sole King of West Francia and undisputed king of the Franks after the death of his father Lothair
Louis V becomes the sole King of West Francia and undisputed king of the Franks after the death of his father Lothair
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
Hugh Capet (Hugh the Great) crowned King of the Franks in Noyon
Hugh Capet (French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet.
Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility
Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility
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