Editing 584

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[[File:Alboin's Italy-it.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Exarchate of Ravenna]] (orange) in 584]]
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Year '''584''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXXXIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 584 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[September]] &ndash; King [[Chilperic I]] is stabbed to death while returning from a [[Hunting|hunt]] near [[Chelles, Seine-et-Marne|Chelles]], after a 23-year reign over a territory extending from [[Aquitaine]], to the northern seacoast of what later will be [[France]].  His wife [[Fredegund]], who has paid for his [[assassination]], seizes his wealth, flees to [[Paris]] with her son [[Chlothar II]], and persuades the [[Nobility|nobles]] to accept him as legitimate heir while she serves as [[Regency (government)|regent]], continuing her power struggles with [[Guntram]], king of [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]], and her sister [[Brunhilda of Austrasia|Brunhilda]], queen mother of [[Austrasia]].
* The [[Lombards]] re-establish a unified monarchy after a 10-year [[interregnum]] ([[Rule of the Dukes]]). Threatened by a [[Franks|Frankish]] invasion that the [[Dux|duke]]s have provoked, they elect [[Authari]] (son of [[Cleph]]) as their king and give him the capital of [[Pavia]] ([[Northern Italy]]).
* The [[Visigoths]] under King [[Liuvigild]] capture the city of [[Seville]], after a [[siege]] of nearly 2 years. His rebellious son [[Hermenegild]] seeks refuge in a church at [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], but is arrested and banished to [[Tarragona]]. His wife [[Ingund (wife of Hermenegild)|Inguld]] flees with her son to [[Diocese of Africa|Africa]].
* The [[Exarchate of Ravenna]] is founded, and organised into a group of [[Duchy|duchies]], mainly coastal cities on the [[Italian Peninsula]]. The civil and military head of these [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] territories is the ''[[exarch]]'' (governor) in [[Ravenna]]. 
* The [[Slavs]] push south on the [[Balkan|Balkan Peninsula]] – partly in conjunction with the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]] under their ruler (''[[khagan]]'') [[Bayan I]] – ravaging the cities [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]], and threatening the [[Walls of Constantinople|Long Walls]] of [[Constantinople]].<ref>Rome at War (AD 293–696), p. 60. Michael Whitby, 2002. {{ISBN|1-84176-359-4}}</ref>
* King [[Eboric]] is deposed by his mother (second husband [[Andeca]]) who becomes the new ruler of the [[Kingdom of Galicia]] (Northern [[Spain]]) and the [[Suebi|Suevi]].
* [[Gundoald]], illegitimate son of [[Chlothar I]], tries to expend his territory from [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]] (Burgundy) and proclaims himself king (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* [[Ceawlin of Wessex#584: Fethan leag|Battle of Fethanleigh]]: King [[Ceawlin of Wessex]] is defeated by the [[Britons (Celtic people)|Britons]]. He [[Looting|ravage]]s the surrounding countryside in revenge (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Wen of Sui|Wéndi]] of the [[Sui dynasty]] organises the [[Grand Canal (China)|Grand Canal]]. He builds ships for transportation and [[Cereal|grain]] stores are located at strategic points.<ref>Imperial Chinese Armies (p. 33). C.J. Peers, 1995. {{ISBN|978-1-85532-514-2}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Saint Amand|Amand]], [[bishop]] and saint (approximate date)
* [[Chlothar II]], king of the [[Franks]] (d. [[629]])
* [[Yang Zhao]], prince of the [[Sui dynasty]] (d. [[606]])

== Deaths ==
* [[April 15]] &ndash; [[Ruadhán of Lorrha]], Irish [[abbot]] and [[saint]]
* [[Chilperic I]], king of [[Neustria]] (or [[Soissons]])
* [[Deiniol]], [[bishop of Bangor]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Ingund (wife of Hermenegild)|Ingund]], wife of [[Visigoths|Visigoth]] prince [[Hermenegild]]
* [[Saint Maurus|Maurus]], Roman abbot and saint (b. [[512]])
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Bridei I of the Picts|Bridei I]], king of the [[Picts]]

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