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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Snake乙巳( at the beginning of the year, Wood Dragon甲辰)

Era of Diocletian: 601/602 ( year November )

Syria: 1196/97 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• The East Frankish king Charles III. is also the king of the West Frankish Empire.

Ersturkundliche mentions

• First mention of Throtmanni (today Dortmund), Geistingen and Waiblingen.

Religion

• December: Stephen V is the successor of the deceased in September Hadrian III. new pope.

Born

Died

• April 6: Method of Thessaloniki, Apostles of the Slavs (c. 815)
• June: Gottfried, son of the Danish king Harald Klak

• Mid-September. Hadrian III, Pope
• NOVEMBER 17: Liutgard of Saxony, East Frankish queen ( * 845 )