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Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

Events Before

  1. Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Viking leader Rollo of Normandy creates the

    Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Viking leader Rollo of Normandy creates the Duchy of Normandy

  2. Viking Prince of Kiev and founder of the Kievan Rus, Oleg the Wise, signs a treaty with the Byzantines

    Viking Prince of Kiev and founder of the Kievan Rus, Oleg the Wise, signs a treaty with the Byzantines

  3. Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

    Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

  4. Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

    Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

  5. Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

    Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

Events After

  1. Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

    Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

  2. Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII

    Romanos I is crowned as co-emperor of the underage Emperor Constantine VII

  3. Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin

    Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin

  4. East France and West France recognize each other in the Treaty of Bonn

    East France and West France recognize each other in the Treaty of Bonn

  5. Kingdom of the West Franks crowns Robert I as King of West Francia, after deposing Charles the Simple (Charles III)

    In medieval historiography, West Francia (Medieval Latin: Francia occidentalis) or the Kingdom of the West Franks (Latin: regnum Francorum occidentalium) constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom...

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