962 Evento Medioevo Germania
Birth of the Holy Roman Empire
Otto I is crowned in Rome. The Empire claims direct descent from ancient Rome and acts as the secular arm of the Church.
La costruzione europea non è cominciata nel 1950. Questo filo unisce l’eredità antica, la matrice giudaico-cristiana e l’Unione contemporanea.
11 eventi
962 Evento Medioevo Germania
Otto I is crowned in Rome. The Empire claims direct descent from ancient Rome and acts as the secular arm of the Church.
963 Istituzione Medioevo Lussemburgo
Siegfried acquires a rock on the Alzette: the castle will give the country its name.
965 Evento Cristianizzazione Danimarca
Harald Bluetooth proclaims the Christianisation of the Danes: the kingdom’s birth certificate.
966 Religione Cristianizzazione Polonia
Poland chooses Latin Christianity, a decision that durably fixes its cultural place in Europe.
988 Religione Cristianizzazione Ucraina
Vladimir chooses Byzantine Christianity; Eastern Europe swings into Constantinople’s orbit.
996 Evento Medioevo Austria
An imperial charter names for the first time the “eastern realm”, origin of the name Österreich.
1000 Figura Cristianizzazione Ungheria
Pope Sylvester II sends a crown: Hungary enters Latin Christendom.
1000 Religione Cristianizzazione Islanda
The assembly collectively decides to adopt Christianity to preserve civil peace.
1000 Religione Cristianizzazione Svezia
The baptism of Olof Skötkonung anchors the kingdom to Latin Christendom and to writing.
1016 Evento Medioevo Danimarca
The Danish king rules England, Norway and Denmark: a North Sea empire.
1030 Guerra Cristianizzazione Norvegia
The death of Olaf II makes him a saint: the kingdom’s Christianisation is completed.