811

This page relates to the year 811 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Worsen Byzantine

  • July 26th: The Byzantine emperor Nicéphore Ier is beaten and killed by the Khan of the Bulgares, Kroum.
    • Nicéphore takes Pliska with the Bulgarian ones, but them khan Kroum overcomes it with Andrinople (Bataille of Virbitza), kills it, and makes of its cranium a cut with drinking silver plating. It advances until Constantinople.
    • In short and transitory reign of Staurakios, wire of Nicéphore.
  • October 2nd:
    • Staurakios abdicates and is withdrawn in a monastery. Wounded, he dies shortly after without leaving of heir (January 11th 812). The throne returns to Michel Rangabé.
    • Beginning of the reign of the son-in-law of Nicéphore Ier, Michel Ier Rangabé, husband of Procopia, girl of Nicéphore (fine in 813). Michel reconciles himself with the stoudites.

Worsen Carolingian

  • Renewal of the oath to the emperor.
  • Charles convenes all the bishops and the abbots of the empire with Aachen for the annual meeting and subjects them to a interrogation on their control.

  • In Spain, taken Pampelune by the Francs, which do not preserve it. The Basque Country (Navarre and Gascogne) is subjected only in theory.

  • Forwarding in Brittany which remains independent, with its local leaders and his particular ecclesiastical organization. Guy, count of the Mans, becomes prefect of the Marche of Brittany.
  • Peace treaty between the Denmark and the frank Empire which confirms the southern border of Denmark on the Eider.

  • In 811, four armies operate on the Elba, the the Danube, the Èbre and in Brittany. Each one includes/understands of 6 with 10  000 infantrymen and of 2  500 with 3  000 riders including 800 battleships. Their numerical weakness, due to the difficulties of the supply, explains why Charlemagne resorted to the massacre and terror to secure the victory.

British Isles

  • Resistance to the Viking S in Ulster (811), in Connaught and in the Kerry.

Art & culture

  • Georges Syncelle writes a history of the world in the form of table chronological.

Births in 811

Death in 811

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