978 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa, Margravine of Tuscany.
• Ethelred II becomes king of England at age 10, following the assassination of his half-brother King Edward the Martyer.

Births

• Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire.
• Yaroslav I the Wise, prince Novgorod and Kiev.

Deaths

• March 18 - King Edward the Martyr of England, murdered by supporters of his half-brother.
• Abraham of Alexandria - Coptic pope