954 CE

King Louis IV (d'Outremer) dies after a hunting accident (near his palace in Corbeny). He is succeeded by his 13-year-old son Lothair III under the guardianship of Hugh the Great, count of Paris. Lothair III is crowned by Artald, archbishop of Reims, at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. His mother, Queen Gerberga of Saxony, appoints Hugh the Great as regent. Spring – A Hungarian army led by Bulcsú crosses the Rhine. He camps at Worms in the capital of his ally Conrad the Red, duke of Lorraine. Bulcsú heads west, attacking the domains of King Otto I, by crossing the rivers Moselle and Maas.

In the 950s, the 10th century.

Conflict & Security

  • Spring – A Hungarian army led by Bulcsú crosses the Rhine. He camps at Worms in the capital of his ally Conrad the Red, duke of Lorraine. Bulcsú heads west, attacking the domains of King Otto I, by crossing the rivers Moselle and Maas.source
  • Winter – At the Reichstag in Auerstedt assembled by Otto I, his son Liudolf (duke of Swabia) and Conrad the Red submit to Otto's rule. They are stripped of their duchies, but several rebel nobles continue to resist.source
  • Summer – The Hungarians plunder the surroundings of Laon, Reims, Chalon, Metz, and Gorze. After that, they return to Burgundy. In Provence, the Hungarians battle with the Moors from the Muslim enclave of Fraxinet.source

Religion & Belief

  • November 12 – Lothair III is crowned by Artald, archbishop of Reims, at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. His mother, Queen Gerberga of Saxony, appoints Hugh the Great as regent.source
  • Seborga (modern-day Liguria) comes under the jurisdiction of the Benedictine monks of Santo Onorato of Lérins.source
  • The Hungarians plunder the regions of Hesbaye and Carbonaria (modern Belgium). They plunder and burn the monastery of Saint Lambert from Hainaut, the monastery of Moorsel, sack the cities of Gembloux and Tournai.source

Crime & Justice

  • April 6–10 – The Hungarians besiege Cambrai and burn its suburbs, but they are unable to conquer the city. One of Bulcsú's relatives is killed by the defenders, who refuse to pass his body over to the Hungarians. As a revenge, they kill all their captives.source

Births

  • Ōnakatomi no Sukechika, Japanese waka poet (died 1038)source
  • Otto I, duke of Swabia and Bavaria (died 982)source
  • Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, Japanese waka poet (died 974)source
  • Malcolm II, king of Alba (Scotland) (approximate date)source
  • Wang Yucheng, Chinese official and poet (died 1001)source

Deaths

  • January 25 – Ashot II, prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia)source
  • February 22 – Guo Wei, emperor of the Later Zhou (born 904)source
  • May 21 – Feng Dao, Chinese prince and chancellor (born 882)source
  • September 10 – Louis IV, king of the West Frankish Kingdomsource
  • September 10 – King Louis IV (d'Outremer) dies after a hunting accident (near his palace in Corbeny). He is succeeded by his 13-year-old son Lothair III under the guardianship of Hugh the Great, count of Paris.source
  • Eric I (Bloodaxe), Norwegian Viking kingsource
  • Li, Chinese empress dowager of the Later Hansource
  • King Eric I (Bloodaxe) is killed at Stainmore allowing King Eadred to recover York, reuniting Northumbria with that of All England. High-Reeve Osulf I of Bamburgh is appointed ealdorman ("earl") of Northumbria.source
  • Duke Alberic II, princeps and ruler of Rome, dies after a 22-year reign. On his deathbed he nominates his son Octavianus as his successor.source
  • Alberic II, princeps and duke of Spoleto (born 912)source
  • Cellachán Caisil, king of Munster (Ireland)source
  • Malcolm I, king of Alba (Scotland)source
  • Liu Chong, founder of the Northern Hansource
  • King Malcolm I is killed in battle against the Northmen after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by Indulf, the son of the late King Constantine II, as ruler of Alba (Scotland).source