891 CE

Guy III, duke of Spoleto, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Stephen V. His son Lambert is proclaimed king of Italy, at the capital of Pavia in Lombardy. Fujiwara no Mototsune, a Japanese statesman, dies. In his lifetime, he had forced the resignation of Emperor Yōzei and become head of the Fujiwara clan. Pope Stephen V dies after a 6-year reign. He is succeeded by Formosus, former cardinal bishop of Portus, as the 111th pope of the Catholic Church.

In the 890s, the 9th century.

Conflict & Security

  • Summer – Orso, Lombard prince of Benevento, is deposed after the capture of Benevento by the Byzantines. Benevento becomes the capital of the thema of Longobardia.source
  • Battle of Leuven: Viking raiders on the Dyle River (near Leuven), in modern-day Belgium, suffer a crushing defeat by Frankish forces under King Arnulf of Carinthia.source
  • Muslim forces led by Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Umayyad emir of Córdoba, defeat the rebel leader Umar ibn Hafsun at Poley, in Al-Andalus (modern Spain).source

Religion & Belief

  • February 21 – Guy III, duke of Spoleto, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Stephen V. His son Lambert is proclaimed king of Italy, at the capital of Pavia in Lombardy.source

Births

  • Yuan Dezhao, Chinese chancellor (died 968)source
  • Abd al-Rahman III, Umayyad caliph (or 889)source
  • Ali ibn Buya, founder of the Buyid Dynasty (or 892)source
  • Lin Ding, Chinese official and chancellor (died 944)source
  • Gao Conghui, prince and ruler of Jingnan (died 948)source

Deaths

  • February 25 – Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent (born 836)source
  • February 25 – Fujiwara no Mototsune, a Japanese statesman, dies. In his lifetime, he had forced the resignation of Emperor Yōzei and become head of the Fujiwara clan.source
  • June 2 – Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid prince and regent (born 842)source
  • 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.source
  • June 25 – Sunderolt, archbishop of Mainzsource
  • September 14 – Pope Stephen V dies after a 6-year reign. He is succeeded by Formosus, former cardinal bishop of Portus, as the 111th pope of the Catholic Church.source
  • September 14 – Stephen V, pope of the Catholic Churchsource
  • October 23 – Yazaman al-Khadim, Abbasid emirsource
  • Enchin, Japanese Buddhist monk (born 814)source
  • Wang Hui, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource
  • Bernard, illegitimate son of Charles the Fat (or 892)source
  • Chen Yan, Chinese warlord and governorsource
  • Mutimir of Serbia, ruler of Principality of Serbiasource
  • Gu Yanlang, Chinese warlord and governorsource