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People: Gerberga of Saxony
Topic: Zemene Mesafint (Ethiopia's "Age of Princes")
Location: Sanmenxia (Shanxian) Henan (Honan) China

The situation in Italy had begun to …

Years: 892 - 892
April

The situation in Italy had begun to deteriorate with the election of a new pope, Formosus, in 891.

Distrustful of Guy, he begins to look elsewhere for support against the emperor, as Guy finds it increasingly difficult to end the threat of Berengar, who still holds out in his Duchy of Friuli.

To bolster his overall position, Guy forces Pope Formosus to crown Lambert as co-emperor at Ravenna on April 30, 892.