Otto II ( Events Otto I the Great defeats Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld Births Deaths November 8 - Pope Agapetus II Categories: 955 ... 955 – December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining. Events 1732 - The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London. 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1815 - Michel Ney, Marshal of... December 7, Events Hugh Capet, a distant relative of the last Carolingian king of the Franks, is crowned King of France, beginning the Capetian dynasty and, arguably, modern French history. Wood carvers commissioned by Chinas Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon for printing. 130,000 blocks are... 983, The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. It is located on the lower Tiber river, near the Mediterranean Sea, at 41°50N, 12°15E. The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat... Rome), was the third The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... German ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty.

Otto was named co-regent king of The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italy and Germany with his father Otto I in Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Harald I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. Harald II of Norway becomes ruler of Western part of Norway Births Deaths Harald I of Norway Abd-ar-rahman III... 961 and became co-emperor in Events Boleslav I, Duke of the Bohemians, succeeded by Boleslav II (967- 1004) Emperor Reizei ascends to the throne of Japan The Khazar capital of Atil falls to the Kievan Rus around this year Births Deaths Emperor Murakami of Japan Abu al-Faraj Ali of Esfahan, scholar. Categories: 967 ... 967. He married Theophanu (956 - 991) (also known as Theophano) was born in Constantinople, the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Romanus II and Theophanu. In 972 Theophanu married Otto II of Saxony, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to seal a treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Their children... Theophanu, daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperor Romanus II (939 - 963) succeeded his father Constantine VII as Byzantine emperor in 959 at the age of twenty-one, and died, poisoned, it was believed, by his wife, Theophanu in 963. Their daughter, also Theophanu married Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was a pleasure-loving sovereign, but showed... Romanus II, on April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). There are 261 days remaining. Events up to 19th century 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum. Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesars assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the... April 14, Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. Battle of Cedynia - Polish duke Mieszko I defeats Germans. Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as pope. Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia. Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Sviatoslav I in Kiev. Fatimids enter Egypt. The monastery at... 972. Upon his father's death in Events Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan Births September 15 - Al_Biruni, mathematician († 1048) Abu al-Ala al-Maarri, poet Deaths May 7 - Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Categories: 973 ... 973, he was accepted as The Holy Roman Empire ( German: Heiliges Römisches Reich) ( Italian: Sacro Romano Impero) ( Latin: Sacrum Romanum Imperium) ( Czech: Svatá říše římská) ( French: Saint Empire Romain Germanique) ( Polish: Święte Cesarstwo Rzymskie Narodu Niemieckiego) ( Dutch: Heilige Roomse Rijk) was a political... Holy Roman Emperor without opposition.

Otto spent his reign continuing his father's policy of strengthening imperial rule in Germany and extending it deeper into Italy. Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995) was the son of Henry I the Quarrelsome and Judith of Bavaria. He married Gisela of Burgundy. Their daughter Giselle of Bavaria married Saint Stephen I of Hungary. Categories: Dukes of Bavaria ... Henry II of With an area of 70,553 km² and 12.4 million inhabitants, the Free State of Bavaria ( German Bayern or Freistaat Bayern) forms the southernmost of the 16 Bundesländer of Germany. Its capital is Munich. Geography Bavaria shares international borders with Austria and the Czech Republic. Neighbouring... Bavaria revolted in Events Antipope Boniface VII succeeds Pope Benedict VI. The Byzantine Empire retakes Syria including Aleppo from the Abbasids. Al-Tai succeeds Al-Muti as Abbasid caliph of Baghdad. Fuzhou builds new city walls. An abbey is founded at the site of Mönchengladbach. Births Deaths Pope Benedict VI Categories... 974 and was not pacified until Events Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Italy, is founded by Willa, Margravine of Tuscany. Ethelred II becomes king of England at age 10, following the assassination of his half-brother King Edward the Martyer. Births Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. Yaroslav I the... 978. The next year, Otto received the submission of both Bohemia is also a place in the State of United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. Bohemia (Čechy in Czech, Böhmen in German) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. With an area of 52,750 sq... Bohemia and The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania... Poland. Also in that year, Lothair (941-986), king of France, son of Louis IV, succeeded his father in 954, and was at first under the guardianship of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and then under that of his maternal uncle Bruno, archbishop of Cologne. The beginning of his reign was occupied with... Lothair, king of The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France, invaded Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area... Lorraine, which Otto renounced his claim to in Events Births Emperor Ichijo of Japan Humbert I of Savoy Avicenna Godiva, Countess of Mercia Deaths Categories: 980 ... 980. With Germany secure, Otto invaded Italy that year, but was repulsed by the Arab (disambiguation). There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab world); this definition covers more than 300 million people... Arabs in Events Greenland founded by Erik the Red ; first contact of Europeans with North America Births Emma of Normandy Atisha the Bengali Buddhist Saint Deaths Categories: 982 ... 982. The next summer, he called a diet at This page is about the city in Italy; for other uses, see Verona (disambiguation). Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. 260,000) is an ancient town, episcopal see and province in the Veneto, Northern Italy. The ancient town, and the centre of the modern city... Verona to confirm his son, Otto III, as king of Germany. He died later that year while campaigning against Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 274,000 (2003). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches... Venice. While he was in Italy, a The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. They speak Slavic languages and reside chiefly in the east of that continent, but are also found in Asia. Ethno-cultural subdivisions One can customarily divide the Slavs into the following subgroups: East Slavs: Russians... Slavic invasion pushed the Germans west of the The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. It originates in the North West Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and finally emptying into the North Sea. the Elbe Geography The Elbe rises at... Elbe, but the realm was fairly strong at his death.