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March 9785 historical events

978, March 18th · England · Corfe Castle · House · House of Wessex · Edward the Martyr

Assassination of Edward the Martyr

Stopped by his stepmothers henchmen & hacked to death

978, March 18th · England · Corfe Castle · House · House of Wessex · Edward the Martyr

Death of Edward the Martyr

Death of Edward the Martyr, assassinated

978, March 18th · England · Corfe Castle · House · House of Wessex · Ethelred II the Unready

Assassination of Edward the Martyr

King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready

978, March 18th · England · Corfe Castle · House · House of Wessex · Elfrida

Assassination of Edward the Martyr

King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready

978, March · England · Wareham · House · House of Wessex · Edward the Martyr

Burial

Buried at Wareham without "royal honors"

978 · England · Corfe Castle · House · House of Wessex · Ethelred II the Unready

Death of Ethelred II the Unready

Death of Edward the Martyr, Ethelreds stepbrother

978 · England · Wessex · House · House of Wessex · Ethelred II the Unready

Succession

Succeeds as King of England, his followers murder his half-brother, Edward the martyr

978 · Germany · Bavaria · Revolution · Revolution of Germany · Otto II

Reballion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

Subdues the rebellion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

978 · Germany · Bavaria · Warfare · Civil War · Otto II

Reballion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

Subdues the rebellion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

978 · Germany · Lorraine · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Capture of Lorraine

Captures Lorraine

978 · Germany · Aachen · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Holy Roman Empire

Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it

978 · Germany · Lorraine · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Holy Roman Empire

Drives the French out of Lorraine but unsuccessful in the siege of Paris. Drives the French out of Lorraine. Captures Lorraine

978 · Germany · Paris · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Holy Roman Empire

Unsuccessful in the siege of Paris due to an epidemic in his army

978 · Germany · Lorraine · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Invasion of France

Drives the French out of Lorraine

978 · Germany · Lorraine · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Invasion of Lorraine

Drives the French out of Lorraine but unsuccessful in the siege of Paris

978 · Germany · Aachen · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Siege of Aachen

Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it

978 · Germany · Paris · Warfare · Empire War · Otto II

Siege of Paris

Unsuccessful in the siege of Paris due to an epidemic in his army

978 · Germany · Bavaria · Warfare · Military · Otto II

Reballion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

Subdues the rebellion of cousin Henry II of Bavaria

978 · Tibet · Guge · Religion · Later Diffusion of Buddhism · Yeshe O

Buddhist Revival

Yeshe O sponsors scholars and translators during the later revival of Tibetan Buddhism.