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
Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York (931-52) who supported Viking leaders, dies under arrest
Events Before
Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights
Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights
Lotharius becomes King of France
Lotharius becomes King of France
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.
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
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.
Events After
Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège
Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège
Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of all England
Edgar (or Eadgar; c. 944 – 8 July 975), also known as Edgar the Peacemaker, the Peaceful and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975.
Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern
Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China
German King Otto II crowned
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great (German: Otto der Große; Italian: Ottone il Grande) or Otto of Saxony (German: Otto von Sachsen; Italian: Ottone di Sassonia), was East...
Under future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo and recover the tattered tunic of J
Under future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo and recover the tattered tunic of John the Baptist during the Arab–Byzantine wars
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Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights
Otto I the Great grants Utrecht fishing rights
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.
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
Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège
Erachus becomes Bishop of Liège
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