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Pope Benedict VI
— – 974
Catholic priest, Writer
Pope Benedict VI (Latin: Benedictus VI; 950 – June 974) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 19 January 973 to his death in 974. His brief…
Otto the Great
912 – 973
Ruler
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great (German: Otto der Große; Italian: Ottone il Grande) or Otto of Saxony (German: Otto von Sachsen; I…
Pope John XIII
— – 972
Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop
Pope John XIII (Latin: Ioannes XIII; c. 930 – 6 September 972) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 October 965 to his death. His pontifi…
Liutprand of Cremona
920 – 972
Writer, Ambassador, Catholic priest, Diplomat, Bishop
Liutprand, also Liudprand, Liuprand, Lioutio, Liucius, Liuzo, and Lioutsios (c. 920 – 972), was a historian, diplomat, and the bishop of Cremona born in norther…
Sviatoslav I
942 – 972
Diplomat, Politician
Sviatoslav I or Svyatoslav I Igorevich (Old East Slavic: Свѧтославъ Игорєвичь, romanised: Svętoslavŭ Igorevičǐ; Old Norse: Sveinald; c. 943 – 972) was Prince of…
Taksony of Hungary
931 – 972
Politician
Taksony ([ˈtɒkʃoɲ], also Taxis or Tocsun; before or around 931 – early 970s) was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians after their catastrophic defeat in the 955 B…
Cuilén
— – 971
Politician
Cuilén (also Culén, Cuilean, anglicised Colin; died 971) was an early King of Alba (Scotland). He was a son of Illulb mac Custantín (Indulf), King of Alba, afte…
García Sánchez I of Pamplona
919 – 970
Ruler, Consort
García Sánchez I (Basque: Gartzea I.a Santxez; c. 919 – 22 February 970), was the king of Pamplona from 925 until his death in 970. He was the second king of th…
Peter I of Bulgaria
— – 970
Monarch
Peter I (Church Slavonic: Петръ А҃; Bulgarian: Петър I; died 30 January 970) was the emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 27 May 927 to 969. Facing Bogomilism and re…
Fernán González of Castile
910 – 970
Historical figure
Fernán González (died 970) was the first autonomous count of Castile. Fernán González was a colourful character of legendary status in Iberia, and founder of th…
Harald Greycloak
935 – 970
Monarch
Harald Greycloak (Old Norse: Haraldr gráfeldr, lit. 'Harald Grey-hide'; Norwegian: Harald Gråfell; Danish: Harald Gråfeld; c. 935 – c. 970) was a king of Norway…
Nikephoros II Phokas
912 – 969
Military personnel, Soldier
Nikephoros II Phokas (Greek: Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, romanized: Nikēphóros Phōkâs; c. 912 – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor fro…
Olga of Kiev
890 – 969
Regent, Knyaginya
Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her b…
Al-Muttaqi
908 – 968
Caliph
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar al-Muqtadir (Arabic: أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن جعفر المقتدر) better known by his regnal title al-Muttaqi (908 – July 968, المتقي) was th…
Matilda of Ringelheim
896 – 968
Politician
Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, w…
Hrotsvitha
935 – 968
Playwright, Hagiographer, Poet, Writer, Canoness, Abbess
Hrotsvitha (c. 935–973) was a secular canoness who wrote drama and Christian poetry under the Ottonian dynasty. She was born in Bad Gandersheim to Saxon nobles…
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
897 – 967
Poet, Historian, Literary scholar, Musician, Writer, Linguist
Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Iṣfahānī (Arabic: أبو الفرج الأصفهاني), also known as Abul-Faraj, (full form: Abū al-Faraj ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn al…
Boleslaus I of Bohemia
915 – 967
Historical figure
Revised Memorial Biography: Boleslaus I of Bohemia Boleslaus I (Czech: Boleslav I. Ukrutný, which translates to the Cruel) was born in 915 in Bohemia, likely t…
Emperor Murakami
926 – 967
Ruler
Emperor Murakami (村上天皇, Murakami-tennō; 14 July 924 – 5 July 967) was the 62nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Murakami's r…
Dub, King of Scotland
930 – 967
Monarch
Dub mac Maíl Coluim (c. 928–967), called Dén ("the Vehement") and "the Black", was the king of Alba from 962. He was son of Malcolm I and succeeded to the thron…