876

This page relates to the year 876 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

  • the Musulman S devastate the Roman countryside (876 and 877). The Pape is forced to annually pay with the Moors 20000 money mancusi.
  • Byzance takes again Bari with the Francs.
  • the doge of Venice vainly prohibits the trade of the slaves Slaves of the Dalmatian coast.
  • the Varègue Oleg seizes Kiev and founds a principality there.
  • Manual of the laws in the Byzantine Empire ( Procheiron ).

Worsen Carolingian

  • August 28th: Divide (envisaged since 865) of the kingdom of Louis II between his sons, Carloman, Louis the Young person and Charles the Large.
    • Beginning of the reign of Louis III the Young person (Louis of Saxony), king de Germanie.
  • Charles the Bald person tries without success to reconquer the heritage of his/her brother. He east demolishes with Andernach in October whereas he tried to take again to the Eastern Lorraine with his nephew the Germanie king Louis III the Young person.

  • Alain Large the becomes count of Nantes and Vannes (fine in 907). He joins together the very whole Brittany under his domination.
  • the Juifs of Sens are driven out city.
  • the Viking S go up the the Seine until Meulan and settle with Condé, threatening the County of the Hainaut.

British Isles

  • the Dane Guthrum (Guthormr), installed with Cambridge, invades the Wessex, while a fleet Viking unloads in the south-west of the England. Alfred Large the, king of the Wessex, is tackled the day before the Epiphany and the effect of surprise is total.

Art & culture

Births in 876

Death in 876

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