February 2, 962★★★★★
Pope John XII crowns Otto I emperor in Rome, commonly regarded as the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
PoliticsDynasty· Germany, Italy
987★★★★★
Hugh Capet is elected King of the Franks, founding the Capetian dynasty whose branches ruled France for centuries.
DynastyPolitics· France
988★★★★★
Grand Prince Vladimir I of Kiev is baptized and makes Byzantine Orthodox Christianity the religion of the Rus'.
Religion· Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
910★★★★★
Cluny Abbey is founded in Burgundy and becomes the centre of a monastic reform movement influential across Europe.
Religion· France
c. 1000★★★★★
The Althing decides that Iceland will officially adopt Christianity while tolerating some private pagan practice.
Religion· Iceland
c. 1000★★★★★
Stephen I becomes the first Christian king of Hungary, marking the establishment of the Kingdom of Hungary.
PoliticsReligion· Hungary