NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kings of Dublin

Dyflin was the name given by the Norse or Ostman to much of what is now Co. Dublin, which was among the earliest territories they settled in Ireland. Its rulers were often co-kings, and on occasion also kings of York (Jorvik) in what is now England. About the middle of the 11th century, the city came under the dominion of the Kings of Leinster and later the High Kings of Ireland. Though the last Norse king of Dublin was killed by the Normans in 1171, the population of the city retained their distinctiveness based on their origins for some further generations. Families such as Archbold and Harrold are contempory descendants of the Norse of Dublin. Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Ãtha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. ... York is a city in Northern England, built at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Jorvik was the Viking name for the English city of York. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/kmÂ² Religion... The following is a provisional list of the Kings of Leinster up to 1632. ... The High Kingship of Ireland was a pseudohistorical construct of the eighth century AD, a projection into the distant past of a political entity that did not become reality until the ninth century. ...

Dublin abandoned by the Norse from 902 to 917. Events A Byzantine fleet destroys Damiette (in Egypt) Births Deaths Categories: 853 ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events Ethelbald usurps the throne of Wessex from his father Ethelwulf Earthquake in Corinth, Greece, kills an estimated 45,000 Bardas becomes regent for the Byzantine Emperor Michael III Ordono I of Asturias said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León Births Deaths February 4 - Rabanus... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events A Byzantine fleet destroys Damiette (in Egypt) Births Deaths Categories: 853 ... Events September: Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Events The Danes take Exeter Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Events The Danes take Exeter Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. ... Events Charles the Fat is crowned western emperor Louis III routs Norman pirates at Saucourt_en_Vimeu Births Deaths Emperor Seiwa of Japan Heads of states France - Louis III, king of France (879_882) Categories: 881 ... Events Charles the Fat is crowned western emperor Louis III routs Norman pirates at Saucourt_en_Vimeu Births Deaths Emperor Seiwa of Japan Heads of states France - Louis III, king of France (879_882) Categories: 881 ... Events Oldest known mentioning of the city of Duisburg. ... Events Oldest known mentioning of the city of Duisburg. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... Events Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria. ... Events Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria. ... Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ... Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ... Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... Events Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 902 ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 902 ... Events August 20 - Battle of Anchialus: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria invades Thrace and drives the Byzantines out. ...

Categories: History of Ireland | Lists of monarchs | Coastal cities | Dublin | Irish kings | Viking age Events August 20 - Battle of Anchialus: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria invades Thrace and drives the Byzantines out. ... Events Embassy of Ahmad ibn Fadlan from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir. ... Events Embassy of Ahmad ibn Fadlan from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir. ... Events The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County. ... Olaf III Guthfrithson (died 941) ruled as Norse king of Dublin from 934 to 941. ... Events The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County. ... Events Oda the Severe becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Births Charles dOutremer son of Louis IV of France Deaths Categories: 941 ... Events Oda the Severe becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Births Charles dOutremer son of Louis IV of France Deaths Categories: 941 ... Events King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk, succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland Births Deaths Harald I of Norway Categories: 943 ... Events King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk, succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland Births Deaths Harald I of Norway Categories: 943 ... Events Saint Dunstan abbot at Glastonbury Edmund I of England conquers Strathclyde Howell the Good convenes a conference at Whitland, which reforms the laws of Wales Births Abbo of Fleury, French monk Deaths Igor of Kiev Categories: 945 ... Olaf Cuaran (d. ... Events Saint Dunstan abbot at Glastonbury Edmund I of England conquers Strathclyde Howell the Good convenes a conference at Whitland, which reforms the laws of Wales Births Abbo of Fleury, French monk Deaths Igor of Kiev Categories: 945 ... Events Births Emperor Ichijo of Japan Humbert I of Savoy Avicenna Godiva, Countess of Mercia Deaths Categories: 980 ... Events Births Emperor Ichijo of Japan Humbert I of Savoy Avicenna Godiva, Countess of Mercia Deaths Categories: 980 ... For the video game developers, see 989 Studios. ... For the video game developers, see 989 Studios. ... Events Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... Events Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks Martyrdom of Gerard Sagredo in Budapest Births Matilda of Tuscany (d. ... Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks Martyrdom of Gerard Sagredo in Budapest Births Matilda of Tuscany (d. ... Events Births Milarepa Deaths Heads of state Holy See - Leo IX pope (1049-1054) Categories: 1052 ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... -1... -1... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Events Northumbria divided by the Normans into the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Lancashire August 11, powerful Britain Coronation of Rama Varma Kulasekhara in Kerala Synod of Melfi under Pope Urban II imposes slavery on the wives of priests Palmyra destroyed by earthquake Byzantine conquest of Crete... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Events Northumbria divided by the Normans into the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Lancashire August 11, powerful Britain Coronation of Rama Varma Kulasekhara in Kerala Synod of Melfi under Pope Urban II imposes slavery on the wives of priests Palmyra destroyed by earthquake Byzantine conquest of Crete... Events Henry, son of William I attempted a coup against his brothers but failed to seize the English throne. ... Events May - the siege of Valencia ends Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ... Events May - the siege of Valencia ends Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ... Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general Deaths January 21 - Pope... Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ... Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ... Events May 3 - Merton Priory (Thomas Becket school) consecrated. ... Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general Deaths January 21 - Pope... Events Rutherglen becomes one of the first Royal Burghs in Scotland. ... Events Rutherglen becomes one of the first Royal Burghs in Scotland. ... Events Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothar II. First coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily. ... Events Geoffrey of Monmouth produces the Historia Regum Britanniae Durham Cathedral is completed Construction of Exeter Cathedral begun Births 25 March - Henry II of England Honen Shonin, who later established Pure Land Buddhism as an independent sect in Japan Deaths Categories: 1133 ... Events February 2 - Battle of Lincoln. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Muin ad-Din Hasan, Indian Muslim saint Farid ad-Din Attar, Sufi mystic poet Deaths April 21 - Pierre Abélard, French scholastic philosopher (b. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Muin ad-Din Hasan, Indian Muslim saint Farid ad-Din Attar, Sufi mystic poet Deaths April 21 - Pierre Abélard, French scholastic philosopher (b. ... Events Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona conquered Tortosa in posetion of the moors. ... Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. ... Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. ... Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... // Events Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. ...