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Lotharius becomes King of France

Lotharius becomes King of France

Lotharius becomes King of France

Events Before

  1. Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted

    Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights

    Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights

  5. Ratherius becomes Bishop of Liège

    Ratherius becomes Bishop of Liège

Events After

  1. Octavian, son of Duke Alberic II of Spoleto, elected Pope John XII

    Pope John XII (Latin: Ioannes XII; c. 930/937 – 14 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964.

  2. Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, King of the Germans defeats the Hungarian, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of Western Eur

    Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, King of the Germans defeats the Hungarian, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of Western Europe

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège

    Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège

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