By place Europe •
February 21 –
Guy III, duke of
Spoleto, is crowned
Holy Roman Emperor by
Pope Stephen V. His son
Lambert is proclaimed king of
Italy, at the capital of
Pavia in
Lombardy. • Summer –
Orso, Lombard prince of
Benevento, is deposed after the capture of
Benevento by the
Byzantines. Benevento becomes the capital of the
thema of
Longobardia. •
Battle of Leuven: Viking raiders on the
Dyle River (near
Leuven), in modern-day
Belgium, suffer a crushing defeat by
Frankish forces under King
Arnulf of Carinthia.
Emirate of Córdoba • Muslim forces led by
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi,
Umayyad emir of
Córdoba, defeat the rebel leader
Umar ibn Hafsun at
Poley, in
Al-Andalus (modern
Spain).
Arabian Empire (Caliphate) •
June 2 –
Al-Muwaffaq, an Abbasid prince and Commander-in-chief, dies at the capital of
Baghdad. His son
Al-Mu'tadid is recognized as
regent, and second heir of the
Abbasid Caliphate.
Japan •
February 25 –
Fujiwara no Mototsune, a Japanese statesman, dies. In his lifetime, he had forced the resignation of Emperor
Yōzei and become head of the
Fujiwara clan.
By topic Religion •
September 14 –
Pope Stephen V dies after a 6-year reign. He is succeeded by
Formosus, former
cardinal bishop of
Portus, as the 111th
pope of the
Catholic Church. == Births ==