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==== Europe ====
* King [[Aistulf]] of the [[Lombards]] again threatens Rome with a view to making it his capital, but the [[Francia|Franks]] under [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III]] ("the Short") arrives with his sons [[Charlemagne|Charles]] and [[Carloman I|Carloman]], defeats Aistulf, and confers the [[Donation of Pepin]], which establishes the [[Papal States]] (including the lands of [[Ravenna]] and the [[Pentapolis]]). Pepin has taken territory that legally belongs to the [[Byzantine Empire]]; he gives it to [[Pope Stephen II]].
* Aistulf dies in a hunting accident, and is succeeded by [[Desiderius]] as king of the Lombards.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lawler|first=Jennifer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEWeCQAAQBAJ&q=king+aistulf+death&pg=PA238|title=Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire|date=2015-05-20|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0929-4|language=en}}</ref> Ex-king [[Ratchis]] attempts unsuccessfully to seize the throne, but is opposed by Stephen II.
* [[Galla Gaulo]] is deposed, blinded and exiled. He is succeeded by [[Domenico Monegario]] as the sixth [[doge of Venice]]. During his reign Venetian maritime traders become increasingly active. 
* May &ndash; Prince [[Abd al-Rahman I]] and his followers capture the city of [[Seville]] without violence. He defeats [[Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri]] in a battle for control of the Muslim-ruled parts of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] ([[al-Andalus]]). Abd al-Rahman establishes the [[Emirate of Córdoba]]. During his reign trade and [[Islamic culture|culture]] flourish, along with the construction of [[Islamic architecture]] (including the [[Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba|Great Mosque of Córdoba]]).