Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century
Decades: 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s 790s 800s
Years: 749 750 751 752 753 - 754 - 755 756 757 758 759
Events
- Pope Stephen III crowns Pepin the short King of the Franks at St.-Denis outside Paris; also dedicates the foundations of the new abbey church.
- Pepin the Short sends his armies into Italy to aid the pope against the Lombards.
- Fire in Canterbury.
- Oldest document mentioning the city of Ferrara is from this year (approximate date).
Deaths
- Saint Boniface was killed in Frisia (or 755)
- Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of the Franks
- Cuthred, king of Wessex
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