Prague
City · 800 CE · in Europe
Capital of Duchy of Bohemia (896–1002), Kingdom of Bohemia (1202–1528), Holy Roman Empire (1346–1611), and 4 more.
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- Mashhad (818 CE): Capital of Afsharid Iran (1736–1756).
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- Charlemagne (c. 747 CE – 814 CE): King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, was crowned emperor in 800 and promoted a revival of learning, the Carolingian Renaissance.
- Viking raid on Lindisfarne (793 CE): Viking raid on the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria, conventionally taken as the beginning of the Viking Age.
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800 CE): Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor in St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day, reviving the imperial title in the West.
- Trier (16 BCE – 1618 CE): Capital of Electorate of Trier (1333–1618).
- Naples (c. 763 CE): Capital of Duchy of Naples (763–1137), Kingdom of Sicily (1266–1282), Kingdom of Naples (1285–1805), and 2 more.
- Aachen (c. 768 CE): Capital of Kingdom of the Franks (768–843), Middle Franks (855–899), Holy Roman Empire (962–1346), and 1 more.
- Varangians to the Greeks (c. 800–1100 CE): Scandinavian traders and warriors travelled from the Baltic up the Neva and Volkhov past Novgorod, portaged to the Dnieper and sailed down past Kiev to the Black Sea and Constantinople.
- Jaca (c. 830 CE): Capital of County of Aragon (830–921).
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