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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.






2. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor






3. August 26thBattle of Cr






4. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.






5. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.






6. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






7. Battle of Lechfeld. Otto the Great - son of Henry the Fowler - defeats the Magyars.This is the defining event that prevents the Hungarians from entering Central Europe.






8. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.






9. Cluny Abbey is founded by William I - Count of Auvergne.Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.






10. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.






11. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.






12. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






13. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






14. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






15. The Synod of Kells-Mellifont established the present diocesan system of Ireland (with later modifications) and recognized the primacy of Armagh.This synod marks the inclusion of the Irish Church into western European Catholicism.






16. The East-West Schism which divided the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.Tensions will vary between the Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout the Middle Ages.






17. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






18. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






19. The Viking Rollo and his tribe settle in what is now Normandy by the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte - founding the Duchy of Normandy.






20. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.






21. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.






22. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.






23. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.






24. Children's Crusade.






25. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.






26. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.






27. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910






28. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.






29. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.






30. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






31. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






32. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the






33. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.






34. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.






35. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.






36. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






37. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an






38. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.






39. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






40. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






41. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






42. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.






43. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






44. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).






45. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






46. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.






47. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






48. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






49. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.






50. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.