Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state
Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of th
Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state
Events Before
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
Charles the Bald crowned emperor of Rome
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) was a king of West Francia (843–77), king of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77).
Battle at Andernach: East Frankish king Louis the Younger heavily defeats the West Frankish king Charles the Bald
Louis the German (German: Ludwig der Deutsche; c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany (German: Ludwig II.
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Da
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.
Syracuse is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily
Syracuse is a city and municipality, capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy.
Events After
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.
Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII
Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII
Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
St Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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
More from the 870s
Battle at Reading: Ethelred I of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Da
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex
8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...
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