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== Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Europe ==== * [[February 21]] – [[Guy III of Spoleto|Guy III]], duke of [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto]], is crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by [[Pope Stephen V]]. His son [[Lambert of Italy|Lambert]] is proclaimed king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], at the capital of [[Pavia]] in [[Lombardy]].<ref>Mann III, p. 377.</ref> * Summer – [[Ursus of Benevento|Orso]], Lombard prince of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], is deposed after the capture of [[Benevento]] by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]]. Benevento becomes the capital of the ''[[Theme (Byzantine district)|thema]]'' of [[Longobardia]].{{sfn|Kreutz|1996|pp=63–66}} * [[Battle of Leuven (891)|Battle of Leuven]]: Viking raiders on the [[Dyle (river)|Dyle River]] (near [[Leuven]]), in modern-day [[Belgium]], suffer a crushing defeat by [[Francia|Frankish]] forces under King [[Arnulf of Carinthia]]. ==== Emirate of Córdoba ==== * Muslim forces led by [[Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] emir of [[Emirate of Córdoba|Córdoba]], defeat the rebel leader [[Umar ibn Hafsun]] at [[Aguilar de la Frontera|Poley]], in [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]). ==== Arabian Empire (Caliphate) ==== * [[June 2]] – [[Al-Muwaffaq]], an Abbasid prince and Commander-in-chief, dies at the capital of [[Baghdad]]. His son [[Al-Mu'tadid]] is recognized as [[regent]], and second heir of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. ==== Japan ==== * [[February 25]] – [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]], a Japanese statesman, dies. In his lifetime, he had forced the resignation of Emperor [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]] and become head of the [[Fujiwara clan]]. === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[September 14]] – [[Pope Stephen V]] dies after a 6-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Pope Formosus|Formosus]], former [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)#Orders and their chief offices|cardinal bishop]] of [[Portus]], as the 111th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. </onlyinclude>
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