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This page relates to the year 879 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Beginning of the reign of Rhagadeva, king of the Nepal, founder of the Dynasty Thakuri (fine in 920).
the Nepal is freed from the supervision of the Tibet.

In Spain, Omar Ben Hafsun, Christian descendant of a count Visigoth, creates an independent principality with for center Bobastro, close to Malaga, from where it does not cease attacking Cordoue (879 - 918).
Creation of the duchies of Croatia and Slavonia. After a new offensive of Byzance, the duke of Croatia Branimir (879 - 892) restores the Church subjected to the authority of Rome.
the Large Moravie between under the protection of the Holy See. Méthode is confirmed in its function of archbishop.
With died of Riourik, his/her son Igor succeeds to him in the principality of Novgorod (fine in 912). Igor being still only one child, it is Oleg Wise the, a relative of Riourik, which ensures regency.

April 10th: Beginning of the reign of Louis III († 882) and Carloman († 884), kings of France. They are recognized kings by the Large ones in spite of their debatable legitimacy to make opposition to the ambitions of Louis Germanic the. The kingdoms are in fact controlled by the Large ones, which meet in Compiegne. Hugues the Abbot is the regent of Louis III.

October 15th: Boson, pushed by its wife Ermengarde, sister of Charles the Bald person, benefitting from the insecurity which reigns in Rhone-native Provence, enters in rebellion against Charles, and is proclaimed king of Burgundy and from Provence by the bishops and the large ones of southernmost Burgundy and Provence to the detriment of Girard of Vienna to the council of Mantaille.

the king of Germanie Louis III the Young person seizes the Bavaria at the expense of his/her brother Carloman, then of the Western Lotharingie.
Of the Viking S goes up the the Scheldt and reaches Noyon, Rheims and Péronne. Others starting from the Somme devastate Thérouanne and attack the Abbaye of Saint-Bertin.
the Normands go up the Scheldt until Ghent.
Fortification of the two abbeys of Saint-Omer by the same enclosure.

Chronographie of Théophane the Confessor who takes again a chronography stopped in 284. With Nicéphore, it is the only source for the Byzantine history for one period which goes from 602 at the 9th century.

the “Library” of Photios Ier of Constantinople, inventory and analyzes of 279 works.

April 10th: The king of France Louis II the Stammerer, dies in Compiegne, whereas it prepared a punitive forwarding against the counts of Poitiers and Mans.
Riourik, prince of Novgorod.

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