{"slug": "ardennes", "label": "Ardennes", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151985", "qid": "Q151985", "description": "low mountain range in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Germany", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [69, 1023], "span_label": ["69 CE", "1023 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "francia", "label": "Francia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "charles-martel", "label": "Charles Martel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "merovingian-dynasty", "label": "Merovingian dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charlemagne", "label": "Charlemagne", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saxons", "label": "Saxons", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "baptism", "label": "Baptism", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "elbe", "label": "Elbe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saxon-wars", "label": "Saxon Wars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "old-saxony", "label": "Old Saxony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "widukind", "label": "Widukind", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "austrasia", "label": "Austrasia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 69, "year_label": "69 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In Gallia Belgica, cohors II Tungrorum, raised from the inhabitants of Atuatuca Tungrorum in the north-west of the Ardennes Forest, revolt against the Romans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367882081#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 69", "revid": 1367882081, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 640, "year_label": "640 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Disibod, Irish monk and hermit, arrives as a missionary in Francia. He begins his religious work in the Vosges and Ardennes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364750340#Religion", "title": "640", "revid": 1364750340, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 679, "year_label": "679 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "December 23", "text": "December 23 – King Dagobert II is murdered in a hunting accident, near Stenay-sur-Meuse (Ardennes), probably on orders from Pepin of Herstal, the mayor of the palace of Austrasia. He is succeeded by Theuderic III, who becomes sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349204947#Europe", "title": "AD 679", "revid": 1349204947, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 721, "year_label": "721 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 13", "text": "February 13 – King Chilperic II dies at Attigny (Ardennes), after a five-year reign. He is succeeded by Theuderic IV, infant son of Dagobert III, as Merovingian ruler of the Franks, under the control of the mayor of the palace, Charles Martel.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340808636#Europe", "title": "721", "revid": 1340808636, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 785, "year_label": "785 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Saxon Wars: King Charlemagne summons a major assembly of Saxon and Frankish lords at Paderborn, then leads his army across Saxony as far as the Lower Elbe, without significant resistance. Duke Widukind retreats with his 'rebel' forces beyond the Elbe, but then negotiates and exchanges hostages. Charlemagne returns to his palace at Attigny (Ardennes), followed by Widukind; here the Saxon leaders are baptized as Christians on Christmas Day. Widukind and the Saxon nobility swear fealty to Charlemagne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351342449#Europe", "title": "785", "revid": 1351342449, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 854, "year_label": "854 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Lothair I meets his (half) brothers (Louis the German and Charles the Bald) in Attigny, Ardennes for the third time, to continue the system of \"con-fraternal government\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129142#Europe", "title": "854", "revid": 1341129142, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 998, "year_label": "998 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – Sigfried, count of the Ardennes (Luxembourg)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365593041#Deaths", "title": "998", "revid": 1365593041, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1023, "year_label": "1023 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – King Robert II of France and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor have a neutral site meeting at Ivois (now Carignan in France's département of Ardennes), and pledge to convene an assembly at Pavia to reform the clergy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342213204#July–September", "title": "1023", "revid": 1342213204, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}