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Antipope Christopher

Antipope Christopher

9th century – 904

Catholic priest

Christopher (died after 904) claimed the papacy from October 903 to January 904. Although he was listed as a legitimate pope in most modern lists of popes until…

Pope Benedict IV

Pope Benedict IV

9th century – 903

Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop

Pope Benedict IV (Latin: Benedictus IV; c. 840 – 30 July 903) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 900 to his death in July 903.…

Sugawara no Michizane

Sugawara no Michizane

845 – 903

Poet, Writer, Diplomat, Kugyō

Sugawara no Michizane (菅原 道真; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ.ɡa.wa.ɾa no (|) mʲi.tɕiꜜ.(d)za.ne, sɯ.ŋa-], August 1, 845 – March 26, 903), or Kankō (菅公; [kaꜜŋ.koː],…

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Al-Mu'tadid

854 – 902

Military leader, Caliph

Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Ṭalḥa ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn (853/4 or 860/1 – 5 April 902), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaḍid bi-llāh (lit. 'Seeki…

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Thābit ibn Qurra

836 – 901

Mathematician, Astronomer, Physician, Astrologer, Scholar, Computer

Thābit ibn Qurra (full name: Abū al-Ḥasan Ṯābit ibn Qurra ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī al-Ṣābiʾ, Arabic: أبو الحسن ثابت بن قرة بن زهرون الحراني الصابئ, Latin: Thebit/T…

Pope John IX

Pope John IX

840 – 900

Catholic priest, Writer

Pope John IX (Latin: Ioannes IX; c. 825 – January 900) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from January 898 to his death in 900. Source: Wikip…

Donald II of Scotland

Donald II of Scotland

862 – 900

Politician

Domnall mac Causantín (Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Chòiseim, IPA:[ˈt̪oːvnəɫ̪ˈmaʰkˈxoːʃɪm]), anglicised as Donald II (c. 862 – 900), was King of the Picts or Kin…

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Jayavarman II

8th century – 9th century

Monarch

Jayavarman II (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២; c. 770 – 850 CE, reigned c. 802–850 CE) was a Khmer prince who founded and became the first ruler of the Khmer Empire. Jayav…

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Nennius

8th century – 9th century

Monk, Historian, Writer

Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been credited with authorship of the Historia Brittonum, based on t…

Ono no Komachi

Ono no Komachi

825 – 900

Poet, Writer

Ono no Komachi (小野 小町; Japanese pronunciation: [o.no no koꜜ.ma.tɕi], c. 825 – c. 900) was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the six best waka poets of t…

Siemowit

Siemowit

845 – 900

Traditional leader or chief

Siemowit (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈmɔvit], also Ziemowit [ʑɛˈmɔvit]) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and…

Arnulf of Carinthia

Arnulf of Carinthia

850 – 899

Monarch

Arnulf of Carinthia (c. 850 – 8 December 899) was King of East Francia since 887, King of Italy since 894, and Emperor since 896. Initially, he was the Duke of…

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

849 – 899

Monarch, Politician, Writer

Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd [ˈæɫvˌræːd]; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 u…

Lambert of Italy

Lambert of Italy

880 – 898

Politician

Lambert (Italian: Lamberto; c. 880 – 15 October 898) was the King of Italy from 891, Emperor, co-ruling with his father from 892, and Duke of Spoleto and Cameri…

Odo of France

Odo of France

860 – 898

Monarch

Odo (French: Eudes; c. 857 – 1 January 898), also known as Odo of Paris, was King of West Francia from 888 to 898. He was the first king from the Robertian dyna…

Pope Theodore II

Pope Theodore II

840 – 897

Politician, Catholic priest

Pope Theodore II (Latin: Theodorus II; 840 – December 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for twenty days in December 897. His short reign…

Pope Romanus

Pope Romanus

— – 897

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Romanus (fl. 867–897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August to November 897. His short reign occurred during a period of partisa…

Wilfred the Hairy

Wilfred the Hairy

— – 897

Count

Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy (in Catalan: Guifré el Pilós), (died 11 August 897) was Count of Urgell (from 870), Cerdanya (from 870), Barcelona (from 878…

Pope Stephen VI

Pope Stephen VI

— – 897

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Stephen VI (Latin: Stephanus VI; died August 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 until his death in August 897. He is…

Pope Boniface VI

Pope Boniface VI

— – 896

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Boniface VI (Latin: Bonifatius VI; died 26 April 896), a native of Rome, served very briefly as the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States in April o…