709

History Portal | Portal Biographies | Current Events | Calendar years

◄ | 7th century | 8th century | 9th Century | ► ◄ | 670er | 680er | 690 | 700 | 710s | 720s | 730er | ► ◄ ◄ | ◄ | 705 | 706 | 707 | 708 | 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | 713 | ► | ► ►

Heads of State

Year of the Earth Rooster己酉(at the beginning of Earth Monkey戊申)

Era of Diocletian 425/426

Syria: 1020/21 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • Pippin the Middle begins campaigns against the Alemanni Duke Willehari in Ortenau.
  • The diocese of Chichester in Sussex.
  • Is Swæfberht King of Essex as the successor of Sigeheard, Swaefred and Offa.
  • Cenred resigns as king of Mercia and becomes a monk. His successor will Ceolred.
  • Ealdwulf King of East Anglia takes the fugitive from Mercia later King of Mercia, Aethelbald on.

Africa

  • Under the governor Musa ibn Nusayr the Muslims to pass before the submission of the Berber tribes of the Maghreb. Also Ceuta falls into the hands of the Arabs; from here they conquer from 711 the Visigothic kingdom.

Religion

Born

Died

  • Gotfrid, Alemanni Duke
  • May 25 709/710: Aldhelm of Sherborne, founder of the Abbey of Sherborne, St. (c. 639)
  • 709/710: Wilfrid, formerly bishop of York (c. 634)
15430
de