973
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 973 (CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 1st millennium, the 73rd year of the 10th century, and the 4th year of the 970s decade. As of the start of 973, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s – 970s – 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 970 971 972 – 973 – 974 975 976 |
Events
Caliph Al-Mu'izz moves the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate to Cairo in Egypt from Tunisia.
Pope Benedict VI becomes the 134th pope of the Catholic Church. He is put in Rome with the permission of Otto I and becomes the puppet ruler of the Roman Empire.[1]
The emperor Otto I dies in Germany after ruling for 37 years. His son Otto II takes his place at 18 year old who makes the government of the Roman Empire into a autocracy.[2]
References
- ↑ Keepers of the keys of heaven: A History of the Papacy.
- ↑ The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.