Arduin of Ivrea (b.955, d.1015 in Fruttuaria), was Margrave of Ivrea and self-proclaimed King of Italy Events August 10 - Otto I the Great defeats Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld Edwy becomes King of England. ... Events August: Canute the Great invades England. ... A margrave is the English and French form of the German title Markgraf (from mark (march) + Graf) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ... Ivrea is a small town, with a population of slightly over 20,000 people, located in the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy. ... King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers after the fall of the Roman Empire. ...

Arduin succeeded to the northern Italian Margravate of Ivrea in 990 on dubious grounds. He was excommunicated for the murder of the Bishop of Vercelli in 997. Events Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. ... Vercelli is a commune of ~46,000 inhabitants, in the Province of Vercelli, Italy. ...

He proclaimed himself King of Italy after the death of Otto III in 1002, but his enemies in the church sided with the new emperor Henry II. His revolt was finally put down in 1014/1015, and Arduin retired to the monastery of Frutturaria, where he died in 1015. After his death the Margravate of Ivrea was dissolved. Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England. ... Henry II of Germany (972 - 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Events February 14 - Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany July 29 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock... Events August: Canute the Great invades England. ... Events August: Canute the Great invades England. ...