Editing 753

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[[File:Abtei Murbach Pirmin.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Saint Pirmin|Pirmin]] (ca. 700–743) at [[Murbach Abbey]]]]
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Year '''753''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 753 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 ====
* [[Grifo (noble)|Grifo]], Frankish duke and illegitimate son of [[Charles Martel]], rebels against King [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III]] ("the Short") (his half-brother), in [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the [[Brittany|Bretons]]. He flees to [[Italy]] to join King [[Aistulf]] of the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombards]], but is caught and killed while passing the [[Alps]].
* The town of [[Staraja Ladoga]] (Northern [[Russia]]) is founded by [[Scandinavia]]ns. The settlement becomes a prosperous trading outpost for [[Jewellery|jewelry]], casual items, [[Craft|craft tools]] and [[dress]] [[adornment]]s (approximate date).

* [[Sevar of Bulgaria|Sevar]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Kormisosh of Bulgaria|Kormisosh]], who belongs to the [[Uokil|Vokil clan]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Fall &ndash; [[Pope Stephen II]] travels to the Lombard capital of [[Pavia]], for negotiations with Aistulf. His terms for returning the [[Exarchate of Ravenna]] are declined.
* [[November]] &ndash; Stephen II crosses the passes of the Alps to [[Gaul]]. He leaves [[Rome]] unprotected, under threat of a [[siege]] from the Lombards. 
* [[Eoban]] is appointed [[bishop]] of [[Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|Utrecht]] (modern [[Netherlands]]), by the [[missionary]] bishop [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]].
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== Births ==
* [[Xue Ping]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[Hildegar (bishop of Cologne)|Hildegar]], bishop of [[Archbishop of Cologne|Cologne]]
* [[November 3]] &ndash; [[Saint Pirmin|Pirmin]], Visigothic [[abbot]] (b. {{circa|[[700]]}}), founder of many monasteries in the historical region of [[Alemannia]]
* [[Grifo (noble)|Grifo]], Frankish [[duke]] and son of [[Charles Martel]] (b. [[726]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lifshitz |first1=Felice |title=Religious Women in Early Carolingian Francia: A Study of Manuscript Transmission and Monastic Culture |date=2014 |publisher=Fordham University Press |isbn=9780823256891 |page=303 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIdMCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT303|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Herlindis of Maaseik]], Frankish [[abbess]] (or [[745]])
* [[Li Linfu]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Sevar of Bulgaria|Sevar]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]] (approximate date)

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