What is 901?
'''901''' ([[Roman numerals|CMI]]) was a [[common year starting on Thursday]]. {{Year nav|901}} {{Year in other calendars}} == Events == === By place === ==== Europe ==== * [[February]] &ndash; King [[Louis the Blind|Louis III]] ('''Louis the Blind'''), was crowned as the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by [[Pope Benedict IV]] in a ceremony held in [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Cingria| first = Charles-Albert| title = La reine Berthe| url = https://books.google.com/?id=fqBUzh3pQgUC&pg=PA72| year = 1992| publisher = L'AGE D'HOMME| isbn = 978-2-8251-0347-0| page = 72 }}</ref> However, his rival, [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar I]], looked for a safe place in [[Bavaria]] and was welcomed at the court of King [[Louis the Child|Louis IV]] (Louis the Child).<ref>{{cite book| last = Bouillet| first = Marie Nicolas| title = Atlas universel d'histoire et de geographie| url = https://books.google.com/?id=fOgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA158| year = 1865| publisher = Libr. de L. Hachette et Cie| isbn = | page = 158 }}</ref> * [[March]] &ndash; [[Abdallah II of Ifriqiya|Abu Abbas Abdallah]] continues his military effort against the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] territories in [[Emirate of Sicily|Sicily]]. He sends his ships towards [[Messina]] and attacks/bombs the walls of Damona town with weapon.<ref>Italian History: Timeline - Lombard Leagues Board [https://lombardleagues.proboards.com/thread/68/italian history-timeline?page=10].</ref> * [[June 10]] &ndash; Abu Abbas Abdallah crosses over the [[Strait of Messina|Messina Strait]] and goes to [[Reggio Calabria]]. When he arrives, the Byzantine soldiers run away, allowing the [[Aghlabids]] to take control of the city.<ref>{{cite book| last = Fiore| first = Giovanni| title = Della Calabria illustrata| url = https://books.google.com/?id=OEfiHj0umRYC&pg=PA536| year = 1999| publisher = Rubbettino Editore| isbn = 978-88-498-0196-5| page = 536 }}</ref> * Summer &ndash; Abu Abbas Abdallah won a battle against a group of ships from [[Constantinople]] in Sicily. After the fight, he took over Messina