By place Europe • King
Charlemagne signs a peace treaty with Duke
Tassilo III of Bavaria, and marries the
Lombard princess
Desiderata (daughter of King
Desiderius). He travels to the Lombard court at
Pavia to conclude arrangements.
Pope Stephen III opposes the marriage, and protests about a
Frankish-Lombard
alliance. •
Hedeby, an important trading settlement, in the
Danish-northern
German borderland is founded (approximate date).
Britain • King
Alhred of Northumbria takes an interest in continental
missionary activities, and sends
Willehad to
Frisia in modern-day
Netherlands (approximate date).
Abbasid Caliphate • Caliph
al-Mansur orders the closing of the
Canal of the Pharaohs (
Egypt). The only remaining land routes to
transship camel caravans' goods are from
Alexandria to ports on the
Red Sea, or the northern Byzantine termini of the
Silk Road.
Asia •
August 28 –
Empress Kōken (also Shōtoku) of
Japan dies. == Births ==