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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Snake辛巳( at the beginning of the year Metal Dragon庚辰)

Era of Diocletian: 457/458 ( year November )

Syria: 1052/53 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Byzantine Empire

Frankish Empire

• October 22: The Frankish Empire is divided after the death of Charles Martel under his two sons, Pepin and Carloman.

Ersturkundliche mentions

• First mention of Zürichseeinseln Ufenau and Lützelau.
• First mention of Heilbronn, Michel City, Bad Windsheim, castle Bernheim and King Field.
• First mention of Bäretswil (now municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland ) as Berofovilare.
• First mention of Monchaltorf (now municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland ) as Villa Altdorf.

Religion

• December 3: Zacharias as the new Pope as the successor of Gregory III. selected.
• December 10: With Zacharias the date last Greek is enthroned as pope.

• Establishment of dioceses in Würzburg ( Bf Burkard ), Eichstätt ( Bf Willibald ), Büraburg ( Bf Witta ) and Erfurt ( Bf Adalar ).
• Founding of the monastery Niederaltaich. The local first abbot, Eberswind, probably written the Lex Baiuvariorum, the first Bavarian folk law.
• First mention of Remigius Church of Ingelheim.

Died

• Sigebald, Bishop of Metz