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Heads of State · obituary
Year of the Fire Dragon丙辰( at the beginning of the year wood rabbit乙卯)
Era of Diocletian: 672/673 ( year November )
Syria: 1267/68 ( the year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Europe
- April: After the death of his father- Giselbert the twelve -year-old Otto is formally Duke of Burgundy. In the same year, however, his father died and leaves him without a guardian. This weakness makes use of the West Frankish King Lothar and marches in the Duchy.
- Sancho I followed his late half-brother Ordoño III. as King of León.
Ersturkundliche mentions
Religion
- Henry I is Archbishop of Trier, after Ruotbert died on May 19.
Born
- Bermudo II King of Galicia and León ( † 999)
- To 956: Adalbert of Prague, evangeliser in Hungary and Prussia ( † 997)
- To 956: Basil II, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire († 1025)
Died
- Ordoño III. , King of León ( * 926 )