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Name: County of Marsi

Type: Polity

Start: 851 AD

End: 1143 AD

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Was an independent dynastic domain in southern Italy during Middle Ages.

Establishment


  • January 851: Their fiefdoms were subject to the Duchy of Spoleto until 850, when they became de facto independent.
  • Chronology


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    1. Hungarian invasions of Europe


    The Magyars (or Hungarians) successfully conquered the Carpathian Basin (corresponding to the later Kingdom of Hungary) by the end of the ninth century, and launched a number of plundering raids thoughout Europe.

  • January 922: In 921, the Hungarians raided Italy, reaching Apulia in 922.
  • February 922: In 921, the Hungarians raided Italy, reaching Apulia in 922. The territories were left after the raid.
  • January 928: The Hungarians marched up to Rome and imposed large tribute payments on Tuscany and Tarento.
  • February 928: The Hungarians marched up to Rome and imposed large tribute payments on Tuscany and Tarento. After the raid, the Hungarians left these territories.
  • January 938: In 937, the Hungarians raided France as far west as Reims, Lotharingia, Swabia, Franconia, the Duchy of Burgundy and Italy as far as Otranto in the south.
  • February 938: In 937, the Hungarians raided France as far west as Reims, Lotharingia, Swabia, Franconia, the Duchy of Burgundy and Italy as far as Otranto in the south. After the ride they left these territories.
  • January 941: In 940, the Magyars ravaged the region of Rome.
  • February 941: In 940, the Magyars ravaged the region of Rome. The territories were left after the raid.
  • January 948: In 947, Bulcsú, a Hungarian chieftain of Taksony, led a raid into Italy as far as Apulia.
  • February 948: In 947, Bulcsú, a Hungarian chieftain of Taksony, led a raid into Italy as far as Apulia.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1144: Norman conquest of the County of Marsi.
  • Selected Sources


  • Leyser, K. (1982): Medieval Germany and its neighbours, 900-1250, London (UK), p. 50
  • Makkai, L. (1990): The Hungarians' prehistory, their conquest of Hungary and their raids to the west to 955, in: A History of Hungary, Bloomington (USA) p. 8-14
  • Reuter, T. (1995): The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 900-c. 1024, Cambridge (UK), p. 543
  • Reuter, T. (1995): The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 900-c. 1024, Cambridge University Press, p. 543
  • Sugar, P. F. / Hanák, P. (1994): A History of Hungary, Bloomington (USA), p. 13
  • Timothy R. (1995) The New Cambridge Medieval History Volume 3, c. 900-c. 1024, Cambridge (UK), p. 543
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