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==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; A [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarian]] army led by Grand Prince [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksony]] campaigns in [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], heading southwards on the eastern shore of the peninsula. It besieges [[Larino]] and reaches [[Otranto]], plundering [[Apulia]] for three months.<ref>Bóna, István (2000). ''The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries''. Budapest: Historia - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, p. 26. {{ISBN|963-8312-67-X}}.</ref> [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]] negotiates a truce and offers them a massive [[tribute]] (for which he imposes a special [[tax]]).
* Winter &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] cedes the [[Duchy of Bavaria]] to his brother [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]]. To secure his rule, Henry is married to [[Judith, Duchess of Bavaria|Judith]], a daughter of [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] ("the Bad"), and appoints a series of [[Count palatine|counts palatine]].