__NOTOC__ Year 561 ( DLXI) was a

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(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 561 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Europe

November 29 Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...

– King

Chlothar I Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" ( French: le Vieux), (died December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. Chlothar's father, Clovis I, divided the kin ...

("the Old") dies at Compiègne at age 64. The Merovingian Dynasty is continued by his four sons ( Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and

Chilperic I Chilperic I (c. 539 – September 584) was the king of Neustria (or Soissons) from 561 to his death. He was one of the sons of the Frankish king Clotaire I and Queen Aregund. Life Immediately after the death of his father in 561, he en ...

), who divide the

Frankish Kingdom Francia, also called the Kingdom of the Franks ( la, Regnum Francorum), Frankish Kingdom, Frankland or Frankish Empire ( la, Imperium Francorum), was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks dur ...

and rule from the capitals at Paris, Orléans,

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

and Soissons, respectively.

Britain

* The Battle of Cúl Drebene (modern Ireland) is fought between the Northern and Southern Uí Néill (approximate date).

Asia

* Winter – Wu Cheng Di succeeds his brother Xiao Zhao Di, who dies from injuries suffered while

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, as Chinese emperor of Northern Qi.

Americas

* Sky Witness is crowned as leader of Calakmul.

By topic

Religion

* March 4 – Pope Pelagius I dies in Rome after a five-year reign, and is succeeded by John III as the 61st pope. * Jnanagupta, a Buddhist monk from

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( Pakistan), begins translating Buddhist texts into

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. * The

First Council of Braga In the First Council of Braga of 561, eight bishops took part, and twenty-two decrees were promulgated. In a number of canons, the council took aim directly at doctrines of Priscillianism. Those decrees included the following: that in the service ...

is held. The council condemns the doctrine of Priscillianism.

Births

* Yang Lihua, empress of Northern Zhou (d.

609 __NOTOC__ Year 609 ( DCIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 609 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...

)

Deaths

* March 4 – Pope Pelagius I *

–

, king of the Franks * Aregund, queen of the Franks * Chram, Frankish prince and son of Chlothar I * Fei Di, emperor of Northern Qi (b.

545 __NOTOC__ Year 545 ( DXLV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 545 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era be ...

) * Xiao Zhao Di, emperor of Northern Qi (b.

535 __NOTOC__ Year 535 ( DXXXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Belisarius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 12 ...

)

References

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