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Year '''876''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. |
Year '''876''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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=== By place === |
=== By place === |
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==== Byzantine Empire ==== |
==== Byzantine Empire ==== |
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* At invitation of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], the newly-restored [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] appears in the waters off [[Otranto]]. On orders of |
* At the invitation of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], the newly-restored [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] appears in the waters off [[Otranto]]. On the orders of Emperor [[Basil I]], the Byzantines sail up the [[Adriatic Sea]] and reconquer part of southern [[Italy]]. The city of [[Bari]] is occupied in the name of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. Instead of holding it for his 'ally' [[Adelchis of Benevento]], Basil makes it the capital of the new Byzantine [[Longobardia|Theme of Longobardia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kreutz |first1=Barbara M. |title=Before the Normans: Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries |date=2011 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-0543-5 |edition=Illustrated, reprint |pages=41–43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P-ucSSZrJ0YC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Kazhdan|editor-first=Alexander|editor-link=Alexander Kazhdan|title=[[The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium]]|location=New York and Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1991|isbn=978-0-19-504652-6|pages=256, 1250}}</ref> |
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==== Europe ==== |
==== Europe ==== |
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* [[August 28]] – King [[Louis the German]] dies at [[Frankfurt]] while preparing for war against his brother [[Charles the Bald|Charles II]] ("the Bald"), ruler of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. The [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]] is divided among his three sons: [[Carloman of Bavaria|Carloman]] receives [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and styles himself "King of Bavaria". [[Louis the Younger]] receives [[Saxony]] (with [[Franconia]] and [[Thuringia]]), and [[Charles the Fat]] receives [[Swabia]] (with [[Raetia]]). |
* [[August 28]] – King [[Louis the German]] dies at [[Frankfurt]], while preparing for war against his brother [[Charles the Bald|Charles II]] ("the Bald"), ruler of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. The [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]] is divided among his three sons: [[Carloman of Bavaria|Carloman]] receives [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and styles himself "King of Bavaria". [[Louis the Younger]] receives [[Saxony]] (with [[Franconia]] and [[Thuringia]]), and [[Charles the Fat]] receives [[Swabia]] (with [[Raetia]]). |
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* [[October 8]] – [[Battle of Andernach (876)|Battle of Andernach]]: Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat Charles II at [[Andernach]]. The [[Rhineland]] remains part of the East Frankish Kingdom. |
* [[October 8]] – [[Battle of Andernach (876)|Battle of Andernach]]: Frankish forces, led by Louis the Younger, prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat Charles II at [[Andernach]]. The [[Rhineland]] remains part of the East Frankish Kingdom. |
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==== Britain ==== |
==== Britain ==== |
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* The [[Great Heathen |
* The [[Great Heathen Army]], led by [[Guthrum]], captures the fortress of [[Wareham, Dorset|Wareham]] ([[Dorset]]), and is met by a Viking army (3,500 men) from the sea, which lands at [[Poole Harbour]]. King [[Alfred the Great]] traps the [[Vikings]], and demands hostages in return for a [[peace agreement]]. The [[Denmark|Danes]] divide their forces; half flees to [[Exeter]], where they [[besiege]] the town while the other half escape in their ships, but are lost in a storm near [[Swanage]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hill |first1=Paul |title=The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great |date=2009 |publisher=Pen & Sword History |page=66 |isbn=978-1-59416-087-5}}</ref> |
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* Viking leader [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] formally establishes the Danish kingdom of [[Scandinavian York|York]] after the removal of the puppet king [[Ricsige of Northumbria]] and becomes the first monarch. |
* Viking leader [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]] formally establishes the Danish kingdom of [[Scandinavian York|York]], after the removal of the puppet king [[Ricsige of Northumbria]], and becomes the first monarch. |
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==== Arabian Empire ==== |
==== Arabian Empire ==== |
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* [[April 8]] – [[Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul]]: Abbasid forces led by [[Al-Muwaffaq]] halt a [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid]] invasion on the [[Tigris|River Tigris]]. Emir [[Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar|Ya'qub ibn al-Layth]] tries to capture the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s capital of [[Baghdad]], but he is forced with his army to retreat. |
* [[April 8]] – [[Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul]]: Abbasid forces, led by [[Al-Muwaffaq]], halt a [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid]] invasion on the [[Tigris|River Tigris]]. Emir [[Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar|Ya'qub ibn al-Layth]] tries to capture the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s capital of [[Baghdad]], but he is forced, with his army, to retreat. |
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==== Japan ==== |
==== Japan ==== |
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* Emperor [[Emperor Seiwa|Seiwa]] abdicates the [[throne]] in favor |
* Emperor [[Emperor Seiwa|Seiwa]] abdicates the [[throne]], in favor of his 7-year-old son [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]]. Seiwa becomes a [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]] priest; he appoints [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]] as [[regent]] (''[[Sesshō and Kampaku|sesshō]]''), who assists the child emperor. |
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==== Religion ==== |
==== Religion ==== |
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* June – [[Ponthion|Synod of Ponthion]]: Charles II summons a council, in which a [[papal brief]] is |
* June – [[Ponthion|Synod of Ponthion]]: Charles II summons a council, in which a [[papal brief]] is read from [[Pope John VIII]]. He appoints [[Ansegisus of Sens|Ansegisus]] as [[papal legate]] and [[Primate (bishop)|primate]] over [[Gaul]], in the [[West Frankish Kingdom]]. |
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* John VIII travels throughout [[Campania]] in an effort to form an [[alliance]] among the southern Italian states (the cities of [[Salerno]], [[Capua]], [[Naples]], [[Gaeta]] and [[Amalfi]]) against Muslim raids. |
* John VIII travels throughout [[Campania]], in an effort to form an [[alliance]] among the southern Italian states (the cities of [[Salerno]], [[Capua]], [[Naples]], [[Gaeta]] and [[Amalfi]]) against Muslim raids.</onlyinclude> |
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== Births == |
== Births == |
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* [[Eutychius of Alexandria|Eutychius]], patriarch of [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]] (d. [[940]]) |
* [[Eutychius of Alexandria|Eutychius]], patriarch of [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]] (d. [[940]]) |
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* [[John of Rila]], Bulgarian [[hermit]] (approximate date) |
* [[John of Rila]], Bulgarian [[hermit]] (approximate date) |
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* [[Lu Wenji]], Chinese [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (d. [[951]]) |
* [[Lu Wenji]], Chinese [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (d. [[951]]) |
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* [[Toda of Pamplona|Toda]], queen of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]] (d. [[958]]) |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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* [[Bodo (deacon)|Bodo]], Frankish [[deacon]] |
* [[Bodo (deacon)|Bodo]], Frankish [[deacon]] |
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* [[Conrad I, Count of Auxerre|Conrad I]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] |
* [[Conrad I, Count of Auxerre|Conrad I]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] |
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* [[Domagoj of Croatia|Domagoj]], duke (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Duchy of Croatia|Croatia]] |
* [[Domagoj of Croatia|Domagoj]], duke (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Duchy of Croatia|Croatia]] |
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* [[Donatus of Fiesole]], Irish [[bishop]] |
* [[Donatus of Fiesole]], Irish [[bishop]] |
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* [[Gurvand]], duke ('king') of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] |
* [[Gurvand]], duke ('king') of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] |
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* [[Heiric of Auxerre]], Frankish [[Theology|theologian]] and writer (b. [[841]]) |
* [[Heiric of Auxerre]], Frankish [[Theology|theologian]] and writer (b. [[841]]) |
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* [[Hessel Hermana]], Frisian governor (approximate date) |
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* [[Pascweten]], duke ('king') of Brittany |
* [[Pascweten]], duke ('king') of Brittany |
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* [[Pyinbya]], king of [[Myanmar|Burma]] (b. [[817]]) |
* [[Pyinbya]], king of [[Myanmar|Burma]] (b. [[817]]) |
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* [[Raganar (Frankish count)|Raganar]], Frankish nobleman |
* [[Raganar (Frankish count)|Raganar]], Frankish nobleman |
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* [[Wulfad]], Frankish [[archbishop]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 5 February 2024
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | |
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| Years: |
| 876 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 876 DCCCLXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1629 |
| Armenian calendar | 325 ԹՎ ՅԻԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5626 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 797–798 |
| Bengali calendar | 283 |
| Berber calendar | 1826 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1420 |
| Burmese calendar | 238 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6384–6385 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙未年 (Wood Goat) 3573 or 3366 — to — 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 3574 or 3367 |
| Coptic calendar | 592–593 |
| Discordian calendar | 2042 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 868–869 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4636–4637 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 932–933 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 797–798 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3976–3977 |
| Holocene calendar | 10876 |
| Iranian calendar | 254–255 |
| Islamic calendar | 262–263 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgan 18 (貞観１８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 774–775 |
| Julian calendar | 876 DCCCLXXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3209 |
| Minguo calendar | 1036 before ROC 民前1036年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −592 |
| Seleucid era | 1187/1188 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1418–1419 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) 1002 or 621 or −151 — to — 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 1003 or 622 or −150 |
Year 876 (DCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- At the invitation of Benevento, the newly-restored Byzantine fleet appears in the waters off Otranto. On the orders of Emperor Basil I, the Byzantines sail up the Adriatic Sea and reconquer part of southern Italy. The city of Bari is occupied in the name of the Byzantine Empire. Instead of holding it for his 'ally' Adelchis of Benevento, Basil makes it the capital of the new Byzantine Theme of Longobardia.[1][2]
Europe
[edit]- August 28 – King Louis the German dies at Frankfurt, while preparing for war against his brother Charles II ("the Bald"), ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. The East Frankish Kingdom is divided among his three sons: Carloman receives Bavaria and styles himself "King of Bavaria". Louis the Younger receives Saxony (with Franconia and Thuringia), and Charles the Fat receives Swabia (with Raetia).
- October 8 – Battle of Andernach: Frankish forces, led by Louis the Younger, prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat Charles II at Andernach. The Rhineland remains part of the East Frankish Kingdom.
Britain
[edit]- The Great Heathen Army, led by Guthrum, captures the fortress of Wareham (Dorset), and is met by a Viking army (3,500 men) from the sea, which lands at Poole Harbour. King Alfred the Great traps the Vikings, and demands hostages in return for a peace agreement. The Danes divide their forces; half flees to Exeter, where they besiege the town while the other half escape in their ships, but are lost in a storm near Swanage.[3]
- Viking leader Halfdan Ragnarsson formally establishes the Danish kingdom of York, after the removal of the puppet king Ricsige of Northumbria, and becomes the first monarch.
Arabian Empire
[edit]- April 8 – Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul: Abbasid forces, led by Al-Muwaffaq, halt a Saffarid invasion on the River Tigris. Emir Ya'qub ibn al-Layth tries to capture the Abbasid Caliphate's capital of Baghdad, but he is forced, with his army, to retreat.
Japan
[edit]- Emperor Seiwa abdicates the throne, in favor of his 7-year-old son Yōzei. Seiwa becomes a Buddhist priest; he appoints Fujiwara no Mototsune as regent (sesshō), who assists the child emperor.
By topic
[edit]Religion
[edit]- June – Synod of Ponthion: Charles II summons a council, in which a papal brief is read from Pope John VIII. He appoints Ansegisus as papal legate and primate over Gaul, in the West Frankish Kingdom.
- John VIII travels throughout Campania, in an effort to form an alliance among the southern Italian states (the cities of Salerno, Capua, Naples, Gaeta and Amalfi) against Muslim raids.
Births
[edit]- Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (d. 940)
- Henry the Fowler, king of Germany (d. 936)
- John of Rila, Bulgarian hermit (approximate date)
- Lu Wenji, Chinese chancellor (d. 951)
- Toda, queen of Pamplona (d. 958)
Deaths
[edit]- January 31 – Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen
- August 28 – Louis the German, king of the East Frankish Kingdom
- Bagrat I, prince of Iberia (Georgia)
- Bodo, Frankish deacon
- Conrad I, Frankish nobleman
- Conrad II, Frankish nobleman
- Domagoj, duke (knyaz) of Croatia
- Donatus of Fiesole, Irish bishop
- Gurvand, duke ('king') of Brittany
- Heiric of Auxerre, Frankish theologian and writer (b. 841)
- Hessel Hermana, Frisian governor (approximate date)
- Pascweten, duke ('king') of Brittany
- Pyinbya, king of Burma (b. 817)
- Raganar, Frankish nobleman
- Wulfad, Frankish archbishop
References
[edit]- ^ Kreutz, Barbara M. (2011). Before the Normans: Southern Italy in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries (Illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 41–43. ISBN 978-0-8122-0543-5.
- ^ Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 256, 1250. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
- ^ Hill, Paul (2009). The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great. Pen & Sword History. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-59416-087-5.