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Richard I of Normandy

933 – 996

Feudatory

Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Rikard), was the count of Rouen from…

Hugh Capet

940 – 996

Royalty

Hugh Capet (; French: Hugues Capet [yɡ kapɛ]; c. 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the…

Pope John XV

— – 996

Catholic priest, Writer

Pope John XV (Latin: Ioannes XV, Italian: Giovanni XV; died March 996) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August 985 until his death. A R…

Henry II of Bavaria

951 – 995

Sovereign

Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (German: Heinrich der Zänker), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of…

Eric the Victorious

945 – 995

Monarch

Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Swedish: Erik Segersäll; c. 945 – c. 995) was King of Sweden as of around 970. Although there were earlier…

Haakon Sigurdsson

930s – 995

Ruler, Monarch

Haakon Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Hákon Sigurðarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jar…

Kenneth II of Scotland

932 – 995

Monarch

Cináed mac Maíl Coluim (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach mac Mhaoil Chaluim, anglicised Kenneth II, and nicknamed An Fionnghalach, "The Fratricidal"; 932–995)…

Sancho II of Pamplona

936 – 994

Ruler

Sancho Garcés II (Basque: Antso II.a Gartzez, c. 938 – 994), also known as Sancho II, was King of Pamplona and Count of Aragon from 970 until his death in 994.…

Leopold I, Margrave of Austria

935 – 994

Margrave

Leopold I (also Luitpold; c. 940 – 10 July 994), known as the Illustrious (German: der Erlauchte) founder of medieval Austria was a member of the House of Baben…

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Conrad I of Burgundy

— – 993

Sovereign

Conrad I, called the Peaceful (French: Conrad le Pacifique; German: Konrad der Friedfertige; Latin: Conradus; c. 925 – 19 October 993), was King of Burgundy (ru…

Mieszko I

— – 992

Politician, Sovereign

Mieszko I (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmjɛʂkɔ ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] ; c. 930 – 25 May 992) was Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unifi…

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Leo the Deacon

950 – 992

Historian

Leo the Deacon (Greek: Λέων ο Διάκονος; born c. 950) was a Byzantine Greek historian and chronicler. He was born around 950 at Kaloe in Asia Minor, and was edu…

Theophanu

960 – 991

Sovereign

Theophanu Skleraina (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, Theophane or Theophano; Greek: Θεοφανώ, romanized: Theofanó; c. 955 – 15…

Emperor En'yū

959 – 991

Ruler

Emperor En'yū (円融天皇, En'yū-tennō; 12 April 958 – 1 March 991) was the 64th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. En'yū's reign sp…

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Ibn al-Nadim

932 – 990

Bookseller, Bibliographer, Historian, Writer

Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq an-Nadīm (Arabic: ابو الفرج محمد بن إسحاق النديم), also Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Warrāq, and commonly kno…

Egill Skallagrímsson

910 – 990

Explorer, Berserker, Skald, Writer

Egil Skallagrímsson (Old Norse: Egill Skallagrímsson [ˈeɣelː ˈskɑlːɑˌɡriːmsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈeijɪtl̥ ˈskatlaˌkrimsˌsɔːn]; c. 904 – c. 995) was a Viking…

Dunstan

909 – 988

Theologian, Illuminator, Archbishop, Writer, Scribe, Catholic priest

Dunstan (c. 909 – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London…

Louis V of France

967 – 987

Politician

Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Lazy (French: Louis le Fainéant), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his…

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

903 – 986

Astronomer, Translator, Mathematician, Astrologer, Poet

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (full name: Abū’l-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUmar ibn Sahl al-Ṣūfī al-Rāzī —Arabic: أَبُو الحُسَين عَبدُ اَلرَّحمَن بن عُمَر بن سَهل اَلص…

Lothair of France

941 – 986

Politician

Lothair (French: Lothaire; Latin: Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II, III or IV, was the penultimate Carolingian king of West Francia, r…