The 970s

979

Thietmar, margrave of Meissen

Thietmar (II) (c. 945 – 3 August 979) was Margrave of Meissen from about 976 until his death.

Thietmar, margrave of Meissen

979

Gero, Count of Alsleben

Gero was a Count of Alsleben, conjectured to be the son of Siegfried and therefore grandson of Gero the Great. If so, his mother was Hedwig, daughter of Wichmann the Elder. Gero wa…

Gero, Count of Alsleben

978

Byzantine forces loyal to emperor Basil II under Bardas Phokas the Younger defeat rebel forces under Bardas Skleros in t

Basil II Porphyrogenitus, given the epithet the Bulgar Slayer, was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025. He and his brother Constantine VIII were crowned before their fath…

Byzantine forces loyal to emperor Basil II under Bardas Phokas the Younger defeat rebel forces under Bardas Skleros in t

978

Frederick I, duke of Upper Lorraine

Frederick I was the count of Bar and duke of Upper Lorraine. He was a son of Wigeric, count of Bidgau, also count palatine of Lorraine, and Cunigunda, and thus a sixth-generation d…

Frederick I, duke of Upper Lorraine

978

Li Yu, ruler ('king') of Southern Tang

Li Yu, before 961 known as Li Congjia (李從嘉), also known as Li Houzhu, was the third ruler of the Southern Tang state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned f…

Li Yu, ruler ('king') of Southern Tang

976 1050 years ago

Mansur I, Samanid emir

Abu Salih Mansur, better known as Mansur I (منصور) was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I, his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial trou…

Mansur I, Samanid emir

976 1050 years ago

Aron, Bulgarian nobleman

Aron was a Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria and third son of komes Nicholas. After the fall of the eastern parts of the country under Byzantine occupation in …

Aron, Bulgarian nobleman

976 1050 years ago

Gero, archbishop of Cologne

Gero was Archbishop of Cologne from 969 until his death.

Gero, archbishop of Cologne

975

Thietmar, bishop of Merseburg (died 1018)

Thietmar, Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Sa…

Thietmar, bishop of Merseburg (died 1018)

975

Cyneweard, bishop of Wells

Cyneweard was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was a monk of Glastonbury Abbey before becoming abbot of Milton Abbey in 964. He was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Wells in …

Cyneweard, bishop of Wells

975

Gwangjong of Goryeo, Korean king (born 925)

Gwangjong, personal name Wang So, was the fourth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

Gwangjong of Goryeo, Korean king (born 925)

975

Edgar the Peaceful, English king (born 943)

Edgar, also known as Edgar the Peaceful, the Peacemaker and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother Ead…

Edgar the Peaceful, English king (born 943)

975

Fu Yanqing, Chinese general (born 898)

Fu Yanqing (符彥卿), né Li Yanqing (李彥卿), courtesy name Guanhou (冠侯), formally the Prince of Wei (魏王), nicknamed Fu Disi, was a Chinese general and politician during the Five Dynastie…

Fu Yanqing, Chinese general (born 898)

974

Abbasid Caliph al-Muti' is forced to abdicate by his Turkic general Sabuktakin and succeeded by his son al-Ta'i'.

Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir, better known by his regnal name of al-Muṭīʿ li-ʾllāh, was the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad from 946 to 974, ruling under the tutelage of the Buyi…

Abbasid Caliph al-Muti' is forced to abdicate by his Turkic general Sabuktakin and succeeded by his son al-Ta'i'.

973

In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having

Edgar, also known as Edgar the Peaceful, the Peacemaker and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother Ead…

In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having

973

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1024)

Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, …

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1024)

973

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 912)

Otto I, known as Otto the Great or Otto of Saxony, was East Frankish (German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son of Henry t…

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 912)

973

Byrhthelm, bishop of Wells

Byrhthelm was the Bishop of Wells and briefly the archbishop of Canterbury. A monk from Glastonbury Abbey, he served as Bishop of Wells beginning in 956, then was translated to Can…

Byrhthelm, bishop of Wells

973

Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (born 890)

Ulrich of Augsburg, sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority …

Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (born 890)

973

Kyunyeo, Korean monk and poet (born 917)

Kyunyŏ was a Korean Buddhist monk and poet. He came from the Hwangju Byeon clan and his hometown was Hwangju. Among his works are the first extant collection of poetry in Korean, S…

Kyunyeo, Korean monk and poet (born 917)

972

Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place

The Battle of Cedynia was fought on 24 June 972 near the Oder river, when an army led by Mieszko I of Poland defeated the forces of the Saxon margrave Hodo. Whether the battle actu…

Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place

970

Adalbert, bishop of Passau

Adalbert was the 17th Bishop of Passau from 946 to 970.

Adalbert, bishop of Passau