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__NOTOC__ The year 771 (Roman numerals, DCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 771 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 * December 4 – King Carloman I, youngest son of Pepin the Short, Pepin III ("the Short"), dies (of a severe nosebleed, according to one source)"Cathwulf, Kingship, and the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis", by Joanna Story, ''Speculum'' at the Villa of Samoussy, leaving his brother Charlemagne sole ruler of the now reunified Francia, Frankish Kingdom. Gerberga, wife of Carloman I, Gerberga, the widow of Carloman, flees with her two sons to the court of King Desiderius of the Lombards, at Pavia. * Charlemagne repudiates his Lombard wife Desiderata of the Lombards, Desiderata, daughter of Desiderius, after one year of marriage. He mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carloman I
Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), also Karlmann, was king of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771. He was the second surviving son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon and was a younger brother of Charlemagne. His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms. Split of the Frankish kingdom At the age of 3 he was, together with his father Pepin the Short and his elder brother Charlemagne, were anointed King of the Franks and titled "Patrician of the Romans" by Pope Stephen II, who had left Rome to beg the Frankish King for assistance against the Lombards. Carloman and Charlemagne each inherited a half of the Kingdom of the Franks upon Pepin's death. His share was based in the centre of the Frankish Kingdom, with his capital at Soissons, and consisted of the Parisian basin, the Massif Central, the Languedoc, Provence, Burgundy, southern Austrasia, Alsace and Alemannia; the regions were poorly integrated and surroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
