Timeline / 600 to 1300 / GERMANY
Date Country | Description
687 A.D. Germany
Beginning with the Battle of Tertry in 687 the Carolingian Dynasty rules over larger parts of the Germanic tribes.
700 A.D. Germany
During the lifetime of Saint Boniface, an English missionary who lived from c. 675 to 754, the tribes in Germany become Christians.
732 A.D. Germany
Victory of Charles Martel (688–741) of the Carolingian Dynasty at the battle of Tours and Poitiers (southern France) over Arab insurgents leads to their retreat to the southern valley of the Rhone.
768 A.D. Germany
Charlemagne (r. 768–814) inherits the Frankish crown and becomes king of a large part of Europe and the founder of a Roman, Christian and Germanic empire.
800 A.D. Germany
King Charlemagne (768–814) is crowned as emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III (795–816).
814 A.D. Germany
Charlemagne dies in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) on 28 January 814 and is buried in the palatine chapel of Aachen.
843 A.D. Germany
In the Treaty of Verdun the Frankish Empire is divided into three separate parts called West-, Middle- and East Francia. The Germanic Empire is called the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
870 A.D. Germany
In the Treaty of Mersen the Frankish Empire is divided into three separate parts. The empire of King Ludwig II (843–76) of the Carolingian Dynasty is enlargened.
911 A.D. Germany
King Konrad I (911–18) of the Conradine Dynasty becomes king.
920 A.D. Germany
Under Duke Henry of Saxony the term ‘Kingdom of the Germans’ (Regnum teutonicum) is used for the first time. Date Country | Description
962 A.D. Germany
On 2 February King Otto I (r. 936–73) of the Ottonian Dynasty, later called Otto the Great, is crowned emperor in Rome.
972 A.D. Germany
King Otto II (r. 973–83) marries the Byzantine princess Theophanu and Byzantine influence enters German art and culture.
996 A.D. Germany
King Otto III (983–1002) is crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Gregory V (996–9).
1033 A.D. Germany
Union of the German Reich with the Kingdom of Burgundy under King Konrad II (1024–39) of the Salian Dynasty.
1077 A.D. Germany
On 25–28 January Emperor Henry IV (1056–1106) of the Salian Dynasty is forced on a walk of penitence to Canossa to beg forgiveness of Pope Gregor VII and to accept him as arbitrator. The Way (or Walk) to Canossa refers to the walk itself and the events surrounding his journey.
1106 A.D. Germany
Henry IV is forced to abdicate and is followed by King Henry V (1106–25) of the Salian Dynasty.
1151 A.D. Germany
Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), a mystic and a composer of hymns who had visions of God, collects her visions in the book Scivias (‘Know the Way’).
1155 A.D. Germany
Friedrich I Barbarossa (1152–90) of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty is crowned emperor. He drowned during the Third Crusade near Konya in Turkey in 1190.
1200 A.D. Germany
The Nibelungenlied is written down. During the Age of Chivalry numerous texts, ballads and songs were written by Minnesänger singers such as medieval lyricist Walter von der Vogelweide (c.1170–c.1230).
1229 A.D. Germany
Friedrich II (1215–50), Emperor of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty and King of Sicily, becomes King of Jerusalem during the Fifth Crusade. He was influenced by Islamic traditions. Date Country | Description
1259 A.D. Germany
The Hanseatic League, an alliance of trading guilds from the cities of Lübeck, Hamburg, Wismar and Rostock is officially founded.
1268 A.D. Germany
Konradin, son of King Konrad IV of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty, is beheaded. This ends the German emperorship in Italy.
1275 A.D. Germany
The oldest German code of law (Sachsenspiegel), written by Eike von Repgow (ca.1180–d. after 1233) in Latin and translated to German appears in final form. It becomes a standard for all future codes of law.