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(Feature Photo: A close up of Bath Abbey, where Edgar the Peaceable was crowned in 973, Credit: Leeshawkins, Wikimedia Commons)
980
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto II is the second Holy Roman Emperor and king of Germany, this year he becomes king of Italy – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VII is pope/bishop of Rome
981
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto II is the second Holy Roman Emperor, king of Germany and king of Italy – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VII is pope/bishop of Rome
982
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto II is the second Holy Roman Emperor, king of Germany and king of Italy – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VII is pope/bishop of Rome
983
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto II, the second Holy Roman Emperor, king of Germany and king of Italy, dies, and his 3-year-old son, Otto III, succeeds him – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VII, pope/bishop of Rome, dies and John XIV succeeds him
July 10, Pope Benedict VII dies, and John XIV succeeds him
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The Three Year Old Holy Roman Emperor
December 7, Otto II, king of Germany and the second Holy Roman Emperor, dies, aged 27-28, and his son Otto III succeeds him (he dies in 1002, aged 21)
984
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto III is Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XIV is pope/bishop of Rome until August when he dies
August 20, Pope John XIV dies
985
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair is the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV becomes pope/bishop of Rome
August, John XV becomes pope/bishop of Rome
986
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Lothair, the (Carolingian line) king of West Francia, dies and Louis V succeeds him – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
March 2, Lothair, the Carolingian king of West Francia (which will turn into the Kingdom of France) dies, and his son Louis V succeeds him
987
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Louis V, king of West Francia, dies and Hugh Capet succeeds him – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
May 21, Louis V, king of West Francia (eventually the kingdom of France), dies, aged 20-21, and Hugh Capet succeeds him
988
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
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The Vikings Give Russia Its Name
Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev (in modern-day Ukraine) converts to Christianity; Kiev was founded a little over a hundred years ago in 882 by the Vikings from Sweden, they named the city Könuguard, which changed into Kiev over time
Between 750 - 988, "Swedish Vikings pushed east, raiding and settling in lands now called Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Sometimes known as Varangians, this people's other name, Rus, gave Russia its modern name. The Rus founded the first state in Russia--a confederation of Slavic peoples named Kieven Rus' after one of the cities they established--Kiev"
(History of the World, Map by Map, Pg. 99)
989
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
990
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William V becomes Duke of Aquitaine (Aquitaine is in present-day France); he is well educated, and interested in the teachings of scholars from the cathedral school at Poitiers, which is already a learning center of southern culture; He establishes good relations and alliances with his feudal neighbors and with the Church, and makes several pilgrimages to Rome; William dies in 1030
991
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
992
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
993
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" becomes king of the English – Sancho II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
994
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho II, king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain), dies and is succeeded by García II – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William IV, William V Duke of Aquitaine’s father, dies (Wikipedia, but the book Eleanor of Aquitaine pg. 7 has him retiring to a monastery in 996)
995
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – García II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XV is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
996
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – García II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Hugh Capet, king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France), dies, and Robert II succeeds him – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Pope John XV dies and Gregory V succeeds him
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
April 1, Pope John XV dies and Gregory V succeeds him
October 14, Hugh Capet, king of West Francis dies, and Robert II succeeds him
997
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – García II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Gregory V is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
998
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – García II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Gregory V is pope/bishop of Rome
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
999
RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – García II is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Pope Gregory V dies and Sylvester II succeeds him
William V is Duke of Aquitaine (in present-day France)
February 18, Pope Gregory dies, aged 27
April 2, Sylvester II becomes pope/bishop of Rome