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908 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 908 (Roman numerals, CMVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * May 15 – The three-year-old Constantine VII, the son of Emperor Leo VI the Wise, Leo VI (the Wise), is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Patriarch Euthymius I of Constantinople, Euthymius I at Constantinople. The ceremony is held in the Hagia Sophia. After the rituals, Constantine is crowned (symbolically) and becomes Leo's successor. Europe * August 3 – Battle of Eisenach (908), Battle of Eisenach: An invading Principality of Hungary, Hungarian force defeats the East Francia, East Frankish army under Duke Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, Burchard, killing him, together with Duke Egino, Duke of Thuringia, Egino and Rudolf I (bishop of Wurzburg), Rudolf I, bishop of Bishopric of Wurzburg, Würzburg. The Hungarians devastate Thuringia and Saxony as far north as Bremen,Tarján Tamásaugusztus 3. A kalandozó mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Of Constantine VII As Co-emperor In 908
A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special vows by the new monarch, the investing and presentation of regalia to them, and acts of homage by the new monarch's subjects. In certain Christian denominations, such as Lutheranism and Anglicanism, coronation is a Rite (Christianity), religious rite. As such, Western-style coronations have often included anointing the monarch with holy anointing oil, holy oil, or chrism as it is often called; the anointing ritual's religious significance follows examples found in the Bible. The monarch's consort may also be crowned, either simultaneously with the monarch or as a separate event. Once a vital ritual among the world's monarchies, coronations have changed over time for a variety of socio-political and religious reasons; most modern monarchies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
