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.
Locations
People
- Arnulf of Carinthia
- Berengar I of Italy
- Guy III of Spoleto
- Lambert II of Spoleto
- Pope Formosus
- Svatopluk I
- Zwentibold
Groups
- Franks
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Italy, Carolingian Kingdom of
- Spoleto, Duchy of
- Francia Orientalis (East Francia), Kingdom of
- Burgundy, Upper, Kingdom of
