♀ Rotrude of Trier

690 - 724

 

Duchess of Austrasia

Rotrude of Trier
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Parents
Saint Leudwinus
Saint Leudwinus
0660 - 0722
Spouse
Charles Martel
Charles Martel
0688 - 0741
Children
Pepin The Short
Pepin The Short
0714 - 0768
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690

690 Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, travels from York with 12 Benedictine monks to Westkapelle (modern Netherlands) to Christianize the pagan Frisians.
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714


Age: 24y
714 • Emperor Xuan Zong forbids all commercial vendors and shops in the Chinese capital city of Chang'an to copy and sell Buddhist sutras, so that the emperor can give the clergy of the Buddhist monasteries the sole right to distribute written sutras to the laity.

724


Age: 34y
724 • The Turgesh Khaganate score a major victory over the Arabs in the "Day of Thirst" near Khujand (modern Tajikistan).

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