932. Hugh marries Marozia and is expelled from Rome by her son Alberic, who confines his mother, and his brother, Pope John, in St. Angelo and governs the city.
933. Henry the Fowler is victorious over the Hungarians at Merseburg. See "[HENRY THE FOWLER FOUNDS THE SAXON LINE OF GERMAN KINGS]," v, 82.
Union of Cis- and Transjurane Burgundy into one realm, the kingdom of Arles.
Saracens invade Castile and are defeated at Uxama.
936. Death of Henry the Fowler; accession of Otho the Great in Germany and of Louis d'Outre-Mer in France. Louis was given the surname for having been in exile in England, whence he was recalled to the crown.
From this time chivalry may be said to arise. See "[GROWTH AND DECADENCE OF CHIVALRY]," v, 109.
937. Confederation of Scots and Irish with the Danes of Northumberland, totally defeated by Athelstan, at Brunanburh.
France is invaded by the Hungarians.
939. The Marquis of Istria levies imposts on Venetian merchants, the repeal of which is enforced by the Doge suspending all intercourse between the two states.
940. Death of King Athelstan; his brother Edmund succeeds to the English throne.