Rule of Italy
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lothar's only surviving son Emperor Louis II controls Frankish Italy
Historical events in 870
35 historical records
August 87016 historical events
Rule of Kingdom of France
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald receives West Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of France)
Rule of West Francia
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald receives West Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of France)
Treaty of Meerssen
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald & Louis the German divide Louis II's kingdom
Treaty of Meerssen
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald receives West Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of France)
Treaty of Meerssen
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lothar's only surviving son Emperor Louis II controls Frankish Italy
Rule of East Francia
The Treaty of Meerssen is confirmed, Louis receives East Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of Germany)
Rule of Kingdom of Germany
The Treaty of Meerssen is confirmed, Louis receives East Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of Germany)
Treaty of Meerssen
The Treaty of Meerssen is confirmed, Louis receives East Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of Germany). Louis II the Stammerer secures his succession with Louis the Young. A Treaty of partition of the realm of Lothair II by his uncles Louis the German of East Francia and Charles the Bald of West Francia, the two surviving sons of Emperor Louis I the Pious
Rule of Lotharingia
Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald by the Treaty of Meerssen
Treaty of Meerssen
Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald by the Treaty of Meerssen
Rule of Italy
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald and Louis II recieves the Imperial Crown and Italy
Rule of Lotharingia
Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald by the Treaty of Meerssen
Succession
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald and Louis II recieves the Imperial Crown and Italy
Treaty of Meerssen
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald and Louis II recieves the Imperial Crown and Italy
Treaty of Meerssen
Lotharingia is shared between Louis II & Charles the Bald by the Treaty of Meerssen
December 8701 historical events
Invasion of Wessex
Halfdan led part of the Great Army into Wessex and established a base at Reading.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bohemia
Conquest of East Anglia
Ivar is associated with the Danish conquest of East Anglia and the defeat of King Edmund.
Succession
Succeeds as King of East Anglia
Battle of Hoxne
The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia
Capture of East Anglia
The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia
Danelaw
The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia. King Edmund refuses to pay tribute, Ivar the Boneless defeats and captures him at Hoxne and brutally sacrifices his heart to Odin in a so-called "blood eagle ritual"
Invasion of England
The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia
Invasion of England
The Danes turn to the north and attack Mercia, a campaign that lasts until 874
Invasion of Mercia
The Danes turn to the north and attack Mercia, a campaign that lasts until 874
Rule of East Anglia
Adds East Anglia to the area controlled by the invading Danes after killing Edmund
Conquest of East Anglia
The Danes defeat King Edmund of East Anglia, increasing the Viking threat faced by Wessex.
Battle of Englefield
Ethelred & Alfred of Wessex defeat the Danes
Invasion of Wessex
The Danes invade Wessex
Battle of Hellesdon
Martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity when tortured by the Danes. Defeated & captured by the Danes
Danelaw
King Edmund refuses to pay tribute, Ivar the Boneless defeats and captures him at Hoxne and brutally sacrifices his heart to Odin in a so-called "blood eagle ritual"
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, co-Emperor with his father Basil I
Siege of Dumbarton
The Danes & Scots attack Dumbarton & capture the Britisk Kingdom of Strathclyde
Great Moravian Rule
Expands Great Moravian power across the region.