700-799 A.D. - The Merovingian kings in France
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700 A.D.
KINGS & RULERS: In England, the Saxon kings are ruling, with the three powers being Wessex, Northumbria and Mercia, the king of Wessex right now is Ine (r. 688-726), he is the first true king of the West Saxons, as distinct from a warleader (BKQ 26)
701 A.S.
Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other majorpowerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia
Pope Sergius I dies and Pope John VI is installed as Bishop of Rome
702
Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia
703 A.D.
Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia
704 A.D.
Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia
705 – Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II begins his second reign as the Byzantine Emperor – Pope John VI dies on January 11, and Pope John VII is installed as Bishop of Rome
– Carthage is eclipsed by the new town of Tunis
706 – Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor
707 – Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor – Pope John VII dies on October 18
708 – Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, is ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor – Pope Sisinnius is installed as Bishop of Rome on January 15, but he dies on February 4, and Pope Constantine is installed as Bishop of Rome
709 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
710 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
711 – KINGS & RULERS: Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in
Wessex, the other major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Justinian II is the Byzantine Emperor until November 4 when he dies, aged 42, and Philippikos becomes the Emperor – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
– The Muslim’s conquest of Spain came with blinding swiftness in 711, just twelve years after they vanquished North Africa. Full details of the conquest have been lost to time because the Visigothic civilization was destroyed and the Muslim culture superimposed, and as ordinarily occurs, history is told by the victors. A rare surviving Christian document, called the Chronicle of 754, blamed the almost-instantaneous disintegration of the Visigothic state on internal tensions that had left the kingdom unable to mobilize in the face of an outside threat. A new king, Roderic, had climbed to power in 711, but was unpopular and inexperienced at ruling. A rival leader, angry at Roderic, aided and encouraged the Muslim invasion.” (Isabella, Warrior Queen 13); Spain will not begin to regain their land back until 1030, so for 319 years, Spain is completely ruled by Muslim Caliphs, the Spaniards fully gain control back in 1300 (A History of the World, Map by Map 104-105)
712 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
713 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
714 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Constantine is Bishop of Rome
715 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Constantine dies and Pope Gregory II is installed as Bishop of Rome
716 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
717 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
718 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
719 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
720 – KINGS & RULERS: Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in
Wessex, the other major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
– Muslims carry out raids on Sicily and Sardinia (part of the Byzantine Empire) but are repelled (A History of the World, Map by Map 94)
721 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
722 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
723 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
724 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
725 – Ine is the West Saxon king in England and ruling in Wessex, the other major
powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
726 – Ine, the first true West Saxon king in England, ends his rule in Wessex, the other
major powerful kingdoms in England are Northumbria and Mercia (BKQ 6) – Spain is under Muslim Rule – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
– Between 726 and 843, with one interruption, images were officially banned in the Byzantine Empire (BM 127)
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
727 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Spain is under Muslim
rule – Pope Gregory II is Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
728 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory II is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
729 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory II is
Bishop of Rome
730 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory II is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
731 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory II dies
and Pope Gregory III is installed as Bishop of Rome
– The Venerable Bede completes his Historica Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
(Ecclesiastical History of the English People),
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
732 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
– The Frankish army under Charles Martel halts the Arab advance at Loire (A History of the World, Map by Map, 94)
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
733 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
734 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
735 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
736 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
737 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
738 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
739 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
740 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
741 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Gregory III dies
and Pope Zachary is installed as Bishop of Rome
– The church on the site of York Minster is destroyed by fire
742 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
743 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
744 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
745 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
746 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
747 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
748 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
– Emperor Charlemagne is born
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
749 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
– The site where Highclere Castle (where Downton Abbey will be filmed) sits in
Hampshire, England, is mentioned in records when an Anglo-Saxon king grants the estate to the Bishops of Winchester
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
750 – The Merovingian kings (Frankish kings) are ruling in France – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
751 – The Merovingian kings’ (Frankish kings of France) rule ends – Pope Zachary is
Bishop of Rome
– Construction on the Bulguska temple in Korea begins (finished in 774 by the Silla court) (Wikipedia)
752 – Pope Zachary dies and Pope Stephen II is installed as Bishop of Rome
756 – The Muslim Sassanian Persian Empire now stretches from present day Afghanistan
in the east to North Africa (Egypt, Morocco) in the south and Spain in the west;
Turkey, Greece and parts of Italy make up the Byzantine Empire; France is made up of the Frankish Empire and the Lombard Kingdom (A History of the World, Map by Map 94-95)
757 – The first mention of a monastery at Bath (land was granted to the brothers of
the monastery of St. Peter in Batch), Pope Stephen II dies (aged 43) and Pope Paul I is installed as Bishop of Rome
767 – Pope Paul I dies on June 28
768 – Pope Stephen III is installed as Bishop of Rome – Emperor (not emperor yet
though) Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks upon his father’s death
769 – Pope Stephen III is Bishop of Rome, he summons the Lateran Council
770 – Pope Stephen III is Bishop of Rome
770 – Pope Stephen III is Bishop of Rome
772 – Pope Stephen III, Bishop of Rome dies and Pope Adrian I is installed as Bishop of
Rome (r. 772-795)
773 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome
774 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
becomes king of the Lombards – The Bulguska Temple in Korea is completed (started in 751) by the Silla court
775 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
776 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
777 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
778 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
779 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
780 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
781 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks – King Offa of Mercia claims ownership of the
Abbey at Bath, England – Charlemagne has his son, Louis crowned King of
Aquitaine by the pope (it used to be Provincia Gallia Aquitania under the Roman Empire before it collapsed)
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
782 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
783 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
784 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
785 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
786 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
787 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks – The Second Council of Nicea takes place
788 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
– [STEPPE EPOCH:]
789 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
790 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
791 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
792 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
793 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
– William of Orange, Count of Toulouse (in France) emerges as the leader of the council of nobles appointed by Charlemagne to govern in his son Louis’, King of Aquitaine since 781, name, although in this year, William is soundly defeated by the Moors of Spain during their last attempt to extend their Moslem empire north of the Pyrenees, he is a brave and devout man, of whom epic chansons de geste (songs of deeds) are written, and after the battle he retires to the abbey of Gellons near Montpellier, where he later dies
794 – Pope Adrian I is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
795 – Pope Adrian I dies and Pope Leo III is installed as Bishop of Rome – Emperor
Charlemagne (though not emperor yet) is king of the Lombards and Franks
798 – The Obotrites (medieval confederation of West Slavic tribes) under Prince Thrasco
defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Bornhöved
799 – Pope Leo III is Bishop of Rome – Emperor Charlemagne (though not emperor yet)
is king of the Lombards and Franks
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