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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') calls for a council at [[Rome]], to present the new government under Pope [[Pope John XIII|John XIII]]. He asserts his rights in the city, and insists on the occasional presence of an imperial [[Judgment (law)|judge]], alongside the [[Papal household#History|papal court]]. The era of Roman independence is over. [[Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Grado]] becomes the patriarchal and metropolitan church of the whole of the [[Veneto]].<ref>''The Papacy: An Encyclopedia'', Ed. Philippe Levillain, p. 841 (Routledge, 2002).</ref>
* Otto I goes on a tour of the [[Lombardy|Lombard]] duchies of southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. In [[Capua]] he grants [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead''') the vacant [[Duchy of Spoleto|Duchy of Spoleto and Camerino]] and charges him with prosecuting the war against the [[Byzantine Empire]]. In [[Benevento]], Otto receives the [[Homage (feudal)|homage]] of Pandulf's brother and co-ruler [[Landulf III of Benevento|Landulf III]]. In [[Salerno]] he receives also the support of [[Gisulf I of Salerno|Gisulf I]].
* Otto I dispatches an imperial delegation (led by a Venetian named Domenico) to [[Constantinople]] with assurances of his friendship and a request for Princess [[Theophanu|Theophano]] (a daughter of the late Emperor [[Romanos II]]) for his 12-year-old son [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]]. As [[dowry]] Otto demands the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] holdings in southern Italy.
* Summer &ndash; [[Sviatoslav I of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]], defeats Bulgar forces in the [[Balkans]] at the behest of Emperor [[Nikephoros II Phokas|Nikephoros II]] (who pays him 1,500 pounds of gold to invade the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]]).<ref>W. Treadgold. ''A History of the Byzantine State and Society'', p. 509.</ref> 
* The imperial delegation arrives in [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]], but goes nowhere with Nikephoros II. Far from offering [[Catepanate of Italy|Byzantine Italy]] as dowry for Theophano, Nikephoros refuses to accept the claims of Otto I.
* Otto I renews the imperial treaty with [[Pietro IV Candiano]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]]. He grants him commercial privileges, and protection for Venetian citizens (also the possessions of Venetian bishops). 
* Winter &ndash; Otto I returns to Rome. On [[Christmas]] day, John XIII crowns Otto II as co-emperor of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Although Otto II is nominated as co-ruler, he exercises no real authority.<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1991). ''Germany in the Early Middle Ages: 800–1056''. Addison Wesley Longman. {{ISBN|978-0-582-49034-5}}.</ref>
* [[Olaf I of Norway|Olaf Tryggvason]] flees [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] with his mother, only to be attacked by [[Estonian pirates|Estonian Vikings]] (approximate date).