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Odo (Eudes), Count of Paris, succeeds Charles III the Fat to become King of West Francia (888-898)

Odo (Eudes), Count of Paris, succeeds Charles III the Fat to become King of West Francia (888-898)

Odo (Eudes), Count of Paris, succeeds Charles III the Fat to become King of West Francia (888-898)

Events Before

  1. Battle of Saucourt: French King Louis III defeats the Vikings

    Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882.

  2. Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII

    Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII

  3. Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  5. The end of the Carolingian Empire: King Charles III resigns as Emperor after a revolt led by his nephew Arnulf, the empi

    The end of the Carolingian Empire: King Charles III resigns as Emperor after a revolt led by his nephew Arnulf, the empire is then split up

Events After

  1. Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France

    Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France

  2. Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

    Stephen V's reign as Catholic Pope end with his death, succeeded a few weeks later by Pope Formosus

  3. Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Formosus (816 – 896) was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896.

  4. Pope Formosus crowned Arnulf King of Carinthia and Holy Roman Emperor

    Pope Formosus (816 – 896) was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896.

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