Otto II, following his brief war with…

September 980 CE

Otto II, following his brief war with Francia over Lower Lorraine, leads an expedition into Italy in 980 to restore Pope Benedict VII, who had been driven from his see by a Roman faction.

Locations
Salerno Campania Italy View →

People
Basil II View → Otto II View → Pandulf I Ironhead View → Pope Benedict VII View → Theophanu View →

Groups
Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Saracens View → Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Spoleto, Duchy of View → Salerno, Lombard Principality of View → Francia Occidentalis (West Francia, or France), Kingdom of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty View → Capua-Benevento, Lombard Principality of View → Lorraine (Lotharingia), Lower, (first) Duchy of View → German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire View → Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire) View → Fatimid Caliphate View →

Topics
Franco-German War of 978-80 View →

Commodities
Weapons View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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