By place Europe •
January 1 – King
Odo I (or Eudes) dies at
La Fère (Northern
France) after a 10-year reign. His rival, the 18-year-old
Charles the Simple in
Laon, gains sovereignty and becomes ruler (with no real authority) of the
West Frankish Kingdom. This puts an end to five years of civil war between the Frankish
nobles. • Summer –
Adalbert II, margrave of
Tuscany, revolts (pushed by his wife
Bertha) against his cousin, Emperor
Lambert II. The Tuscan army proceeds against the
Lombard capital of
Pavia. Lambert with his forces at
Marengo defeats Adalbert at
Borgo San Donnino, taking him, as a prisoner, to Pavia. •
October 15 – Lambert II dies from falling off his horse while
hunting — or is killed (possibly assassinated by supporters of Maginulf of Milan). After the death of Lambert, his rival
Berengar I gains recognition as king of
Italy. He releases Adalbert II and receives homage from the Italian nobles.
Britain • King
Alfred the Great makes his eldest son
Edward the Elder co-ruler of
Wessex in preparation for his accession to the English
throne.
By topic Religion •
January – Pope
John IX is
consecrated, and succeeds
Theodore II, as the 116th
pope of the
Catholic Church. His rival
Serguis III (a
Spoletan ally of Lambert II) is excommunicated, and takes refuge at the court of Adalbert II. • John IX holds councils at
Rome and
Ravenna to rehabilitate the late Pope
Formosus. He condemns the
Cadaver Synod of the late Pope
Stephen VI, and restores the clergymen who were deposed by Stephen's faction. == Births ==