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Bishop Ratherius of Liège flees

Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led to his becoming an exile and a wanderer.

Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led to his becoming an exile and a wanderer.

Historical Significance

Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop.

Events Before

  1. Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"

    Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"

  2. 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.

  3. Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights

    Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights

  4. Ratherius becomes Bishop of Liège

    Ratherius becomes Bishop of Liège

  5. Lotharius becomes King of France

    Lotharius becomes King of France

Events After

  1. Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York (931-52) who supported Viking leaders, dies under arrest

    Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York (931-52) who supported Viking leaders, dies under arrest

  2. Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège

    Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège

  3. Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of all England

    Edgar (or Eadgar; c. 944 – 8 July 975), also known as Edgar the Peacemaker, the Peaceful and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975.

  4. Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern

    Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China

  5. German King Otto II crowned

    Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great (German: Otto der Große; Italian: Ottone il Grande) or Otto of Saxony (German: Otto von Sachsen; Italian: Ottone di Sassonia), was East...

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Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led to his becoming an exile and a wanderer.
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Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop.

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