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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; The 12-year-old King [[Otto III]] gives the [[Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian]] (also known as the '''Sword of Essen''') as a gift to the [[convent]] in [[Essen]]. It symbolises the [[martyr]]dom of [[Saints Cosmas and Damian|Cosmas and Damian]], the [[patron saint]]s of the city.
* [[Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine|Charles]], duke of [[Lower Lorraine]], dies in prison in [[Orléans]] (see [[991]]). He is succeeded by his son [[Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine|Otto II]], who inherits the full dukedom and pledges his allegiance to Otto III.