959

This page relates to the year 959 Calendrier Julien.

Events

British Isles

  • October 1st: Beginning of the reign of Edgar the Pacific, king of the Anglo-Saxon (fine in 975).
  • the Wales and the Scotland recognize the suzerainty of the king of England.
  • Political reforms and nuns in England: unit law, employs Charte S, division of the country in administrative territorial units ( hundreds and wapentakes in the area Danish, shires at the higher level), consolidation of the Council of the kingdom ( witan ), including/understanding notable civilians and ecclesiastics.

Germanic

  • the archbishop of Cologne, Brunon, also duke of Lotharingie, division its duchy in two named parts High-Lotharingie (corresponding to the Lorraine ) and Low-Lotharingie or Lothier (the Brabant). The two dukes remain under the domination of the Germanic kings ensured by the vigilant monitoring of the bishops. King de Francie Western Lothaire Ier commits himself not asserting Lorraine.

Worsen Byzantine

  • November 9th: Beginning of the reign of Romain II the Young person, Byzantine Emperor (fine in 963). The empire is controlled by his wife Theophano.

Russia

  • Embassy of Olga to Francfort-sur-le-Main near Othon I {{er}}, with an aim of developing the commercial exchanges with the Central Europe.
  • Olga of Kiev request a bishop and Latin priests with Othon I {{er}}.
  • Intense diplomatic activity between Kiev and Byzance, which calls upon the Russians to organize a forwarding in Crete, which is reconquered on the Arabs in 961.

Art & culture

  • Development about the Benedictines in England under the influence of Wulfstan. Manufacture of books with Illumination S of very high-quality.

Births in 959

Death in 959

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