567 CE

Three Disasters of Wu: Emperor Wu Di of the Northern Zhou dynasty initiates the second persecution of Buddhists in China. This persecution continues until he is succeeded by his son Emperor Xuan. John III, patriarch of Constantinople, organizes a compromise between the Chalcedonians and Monophysites. Sigebert I, king of Austrasia, marries Brunhilda, and his half brother Chilperic I marries Galswintha, both daughters of the Visigothic king Athanagild.

In the 560s, the 6th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Liuva I succeeds his predecessor Athanagild, after an interregnum of five months, and becomes king of the Visigoths.source

Conflict & Security

  • The Lombard–Gepid War (567) ends with a Lombard-Avar victory, and the annihilation of the Gepids.source

Religion & Belief

  • The Second Council of Tours is held. It decrees that any cleric found in bed with his wife will be excommunicated.source
  • John III, patriarch of Constantinople, organizes a compromise between the Chalcedonians and Monophysites.source

Climate & Environment

  • Three Disasters of Wu: Emperor Wu Di of the Northern Zhou dynasty initiates the second persecution of Buddhists in China. This persecution continues until he is succeeded by his son Emperor Xuan.source

Culture & Society

  • Sigebert I, king of Austrasia, marries Brunhilda, and his half brother Chilperic I marries Galswintha, both daughters of the Visigothic king Athanagild.source

Births

  • Ingund, wife of Hermenegild (or 568)source

Deaths

  • June 5 – Theodosius I, patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • Cissa, king of the South Saxonssource
  • Athanagild, king of the Visigothssource
  • King Charibert I dies without an heir; his realm (region Neustria and Aquitaine) is divided between his brothers Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I.source
  • Charibert I, king of the Frankssource