Fall – Hugh of Provence makes a truce with the Moors of Fraxinet, after hearing the news that a
Swabian army is about to descend on
Italy. He allows the Moors to attack the
Alpine passes for his own political ends in his struggle with
Berengar of Ivrea.[2] The Byzantines cry foul and end their
alliance with Hugh.
December 17 –
William I ("Longsword"), duke of
Normandy, is ambushed and assassinated by supporters of
Arnulf I ("the Great"), count of
Flanders, while the two are at a peace conference at
Picquigny (on an island on the
Somme) to settle their differences.[3] William is succeeded by his 9-year-old son
Richard.
Winter – The Hungarians raid
Friuli and descend into central Italy. Hugh of Provence grants them a large sum of
tribute if they return to the Gothic March or Spain. The Hungarians refuse the offer and raid the countryside of
Lazio, destroying the region of
Sabina.
Idwal Foel, king of
Gwynedd, openly rebels against the overlordship of Edmund I. He and
Llywelyn ap Merfyn, king of
Pows, are killed fighting the English forces.
Hywel Dda, king of
Deheubarth, annexes Gwynedd and Powys, to become the sole ruler of most of
Wales.
Fall – Pope
Stephen VIII tries to negotiate a peace that will end the
feud between
Alberic II, de facto ruler of
Rome, and Hugh of Provence (his stepfather) but he dies after a 3-year reign. Stephen is succeeded by
Marinus II as the 128th
pope of the
Catholic Church.