Odo (or Eudes) (c. 860 - January 1, 898) was a king of the Franks (888 - 898). He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris. Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Álmos besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths Category: ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Álmos besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths Category: ... Robert the Strong (died September 15, 866) was a count of Tours. ... Counts of Anjou, c. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

For his skill and bravery in resisting the attacks of the Normans at the Siege of Paris, Odo was chosen king by the western Franks when the emperor Charles the Fat was deposed in 887, and was crowned at Compiègne in February 888. Norman conquests in red. ... Combatants Franks Danes Commanders Odo, Count of Paris Sigfred and Rollo Strength 200 men-at-arms 30,000 The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, then capital of the kingdom of the West Franks. ... Romantic portrait of Charles. ... Events Emperor Uda ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths September 18 - Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) Emperor Koko of Japan Categories: 887 ... Compi gne is a commune in the Oise d partement of France, of which it is a sous-pr fecture. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ...

He continued to battle against the Normans, whom he defeated at Montfaucon and elsewhere, but was soon involved in a struggle with some powerful nobles, who supported the claim of Charles, afterwards King Charles III, to the Frankish kingdom. Montfaucon is the name of several places: France Montfaucon is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Montfaucon, in the Aisne département Montfaucon, in the du Doubs département Montfaucon, in the Gard département Montfaucon, in the Lot département Montfaucon-dArgonne... Charles the Simple or Charles (September 17, 879 - October 7, 929) was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. ...

To gain prestige and support, Odo owned himself a vassal of the Germanic king, Arnulf of Carinthia, but in 894 Arnulf declared for Charles. Eventually, after a struggle which lasted for three years, Odo was compelled to come to terms with his rival, and to surrender to him a district north of the Seine. He died at La Fère on January 1, 898. The Germanic king originally had three main functions. ... Arnulf of Carinthia (German Arnulf von Kärnten, Slovenian Arnulf KoroÅ¡ki) (850 – December 8, 899) was one of the last ruling members of the Carolingian house in the Eastern part of the Frankish Kingdom, which had been split in the Treaty of Verdun in 843. ... Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Events Accession of Pope John IX Accession of King Kasyapa IV of Sri Lanka Magyar army headed by Álmos besieges Kiev Magyar tribes found state of Szekesfahervar in Hungary Bologna joins Italian Kingdom End of Yodit era in Ethiopia Foundation of Bhaktapur in Nepal Births Deaths Category: ...

Odo married Théodrate of Troyes and had two known sons, Arnulf (born probably about 885) and Guy (born probably about 888), neither of whom lived past the age of fifteen.

See E Lavisse, Histoire de France, tome ii. (Paris, 1903); and E Favre, Eudes, comte de Paris et roi de France (Paris, 1893). Ernest Lavisse (December 17, 1842 - August 18, 1922) was a French historian. ...

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