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People: Nuno Álvares Pereira
Topic: Dutch-Portuguese Wars in West Africa
Location: Ankober Semien (North) Shewa Amhara Zone Ethiopia

Charles takes Cologne and disperses Plectrude’s adherents. …

Years: 717 - 717

Charles takes Cologne and disperses Plectrude’s adherents.

He allows both Plectrude and Theudoald to live, and treats them with kindness—unusual for these Dark Ages, when mercy to a former jailer, or a potential rival, is rare.

On this success, he proclaims one Clotaire IV king of Austrasia in opposition to Chilperic II.