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* [[December 23]] – King [[Dagobert II]] is murdered in a [[hunting]] accident, near [[Stenay|Stenay-sur-Meuse]] ([[Ardennes]]), probably on orders from [[Pepin of Herstal]], the [[mayor of the palace]] of [[Austrasia]].<ref>E. Vagandard (1902), "Revue des Questions Historiques", pp. 63–67</ref> He is succeeded by [[Theuderic III]], who becomes sole ruler of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. | * [[December 23]] – King [[Dagobert II]] is murdered in a [[hunting]] accident, near [[Stenay|Stenay-sur-Meuse]] ([[Ardennes]]), probably on orders from [[Pepin of Herstal]], the [[mayor of the palace]] of [[Austrasia]].<ref>E. Vagandard (1902), "[[Revue des Questions Historiques]]", pp. 63–67</ref> He is succeeded by [[Theuderic III]], who becomes sole ruler of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. | ||
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Year 679 (DCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 679 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
By place
Byzantine Empire
- Emperor Constantine IV signs a peace treaty, of a nominal 30-year duration, with Caliph Mu'awiya I of the Umayyad Caliphate. Constantine pays an annual tribute of 3,000 (nomismata) pounds of gold, 50 horses and 50 slaves. The Arab garrisons are withdrawn from their bases on the Byzantine coastlands, including Crete & Cyzicus.Template:Sfn[1]Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Europe
- December 23 – King Dagobert II is murdered in a hunting accident, near Stenay-sur-Meuse (Ardennes), probably on orders from Pepin of Herstal, the mayor of the palace of Austrasia.[2] He is succeeded by Theuderic III, who becomes sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom.
Britain
- King Æthelred of Mercia marries Princess Osthryth, sister of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (approximate date).
Americas
- Nuun Ujol Chaak, an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal, is by this year deceased, after his final defeat at the hands of Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil, during the Second Tikal–Calakmul War.
By topic
Religion
- Adomnán, clerical lawyer, becomes abbot of the monastery of Iona Abbey, located on the island of Iona (modern Scotland).
- October 2 – Leodegar, bishop of Autun, is tortured and executed by Neustrian nobles at Fécamp (Normandy).
Births
- Sima Zhen, Chinese historian (d. 732)
- Zachary, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 752)
Deaths
- June 23 – Æthelthryth, queen of Northumbria
- October 2, Leodegar, bishop of Autun
- December 23 – Dagobert II, king of Austrasia
- Ælfwine, king of Deira (approximate date)
- Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella, Irish scholar
- Dai Zhide, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
- Sigebert IV, Frankish prince (approximate date)
- Xu Yushi, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
References
Sources
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- Template:A History of the Byzantine State and Society
External links
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- ↑ Kaegi (2008), pp. 381–382Template:Full citation needed
- ↑ E. Vagandard (1902), "Revue des Questions Historiques", pp. 63–67