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Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe

Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe

Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe

Events Before

  1. Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberi

    Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

  2. Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office

    Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office

  3. St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne

    Theudoald (or Theodald; c. 708 – 741) was the Frankish mayor of the palace, briefly unopposed in 714 after the death of his grandfather, Pepin of Herstal.

  5. Battle of Vincy: Charles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the King of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor, Ragenfri

    Battle of Vincy: Charles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the King of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor, Ragenfrid, in Cambrai during the Frankish Civil War

Events After

  1. Hofmeister Charles Martel flees from Bishop Willibrord

    Hofmeister Charles Martel flees from Bishop Willibrord

  2. Boniface is consecrated bishop by Pope Gregory II

    Pope Gregory II (Latin: Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731.

  3. 18 Rabbit, ruler of powerful Maya city Copán, installs Cauac Sky as ruler of his vassal city of Quiriguá, who later famo

    18 Rabbit, ruler of powerful Maya city Copán, installs Cauac Sky as ruler of his vassal city of Quiriguá, who later famously captures and beheads 18 Rabbit in 738

  4. English pilgrim Willibald (later St. Willibald) arrives in Jerusalem. One of the first known Europeans to visit the Holy

    English pilgrim Willibald (later St. Willibald) arrives in Jerusalem. One of the first known Europeans to visit the Holy Land.

  5. Maya official Ajpach’ Waal pays an important diplomatic visit to Waxaklajuun Ub’aah K’awiil (18 Rabbit), 13th king of Co

    Maya official Ajpach’ Waal pays an important diplomatic visit to Waxaklajuun Ub’aah K’awiil (18 Rabbit), 13th king of Copán (modern Honduras) [1]

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