774

This page relates to the year 774 Calendrier Julien.

Events

April 2nd: Charlemagne goes to Rome, to meet the pope Adrien I {{er}} (772 - 795), with the request of which it intervenes in Italy, against the king of the Lombards, Didier, which occupies since the previous year of the cities of the pontifical State.
April 4th: Charlemagne confirms the Donation of Pip to the Église and ratifies a second donation.
June 5th: After having besieged and taken Pavia, the capital lombarde, Charlemagne are made crown king of the Francs and the Lombards in the place of Didier, which it brings back captive to France (end of the independent Royaume lombard).

Charlemagne makes captive its nephews - children of his brother Carloman Ier - taken refuge with Vérone and locks up them in a convent.
Didier of Lombardy must be made monk with Corbie. His/her son Adalgise flees Vérone to take refuge with Constantinople.

Beginning of the reign of Silo of Asturies (fine in 783).
the Philosopher and lawyer Ghaylan ibn Muslim is condemned to died to Damas.
For the Carolingian period, the administration of the Italy continues to be assured by the executives Lombards (dukes and gastalds in the cities, central administration with Pavia). The capacity always rests on the possession of the ground, and the right-of-way, drudgeries and services required by the kings Lombards are it by the Carolingiens.
Reform of the liturgy: Charlemagne request with the pope a complete collection of the conciliar texts and decree pontifical to unify the ecclesiastical legislation on a basic text.
Construction of the imperial palace of Ingelheim by Charlemagne.

July 31st: Kūkai (空海) ( Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師), buddhist monk, writer and philosopher Japan board of the 8th century. († April 22nd 835).

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