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857 Vikings led by Björn Ironside almost destroy Paris, and burn all its churches, except those that pay a ransom: Saint-Étienne (now Notre-Dame cathedral), Saint-Denis and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 861 The Vikings burn Paris and the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The Abbey is pillaged again in 869. 870
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A Danish Viking fleet raids the cities of Dorestad, Paris and Orléans. Others sail up the Oise River , ravaging Beauvais and the abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly (approximate date). Viking chieftain Rorik , with the agreement of King Lothair II , leaves Dorestad with a fleet and forces his rival Horik II to recognise him as ruler over Denmark ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Odo (French: Eudes; c. 857 – 1 January 898) was the elected King of West Francia from 888 to 898. He was the first king from the Robertian dynasty, the parent house of the House of Capet. Before assuming the kingship, Odo was the count of Paris. [2]
The city had no mayor or single city government; its police chief reported to the king, the prévôt des marchands de Paris represented the merchants, and the Parlement de Paris, made up of nobles, was largely ceremonial and had little real authority: they struggled to provide the basic necessities to a growing population. For the first time ...
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April 21, 854 (Saikō 1, 13th day of the 6th month): The sadaijin Minamoto no Tokiwa, also known as Minamoto no Tsune, died at age 43. [5]855 (Saikō 2, 1st month): The Emishi organized a rebellion; and in response, a force of 1,000 men and provisions were sent to the north.