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King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Ita

King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy

King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy

Events Before

  1. Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

    Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

  2. Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Cor

    Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Corfe Castle

  3. Ethelred II crowned King of England at 10 years old, after the murder of his half brother Edward, possibly arranged by h

    Ethelred II crowned King of England at 10 years old, after the murder of his half brother Edward, possibly arranged by his mother

  4. Challenge to the throne of King Æthelred II of England

    Challenge to the throne of King Æthelred II of England

  5. Louis V is crowned King of West Francia, co-reigning with his father Lothair until 986

    Louis V (966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Lazy (French: Louis le Fainéant), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early...

Events After

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king

    French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king

  5. Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders

    Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders

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