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Benedictine Abbey of Cluny is founded
Bulgars, settle in lands south of the Danube
Charlemagne 's Frankish Empire breaks up
Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks
Charles Martel , king of the Franks, defeats Mus
Death of Charlemagne
Early Middle Ages
First Capetian king of France
Justinian introduces codes of law
Magyars invade Europe
Mieszko I founds kingdom of Poland
Mission of St. Augustine to England
Monks smuggle silkworms to Constantinople
Pope crowns Charlemagne Emperor of Rome
Reign of Otto The Great, king of Germany
Slavic tribes begin settlement
Slavs inhabit most of Eastern Central Europe
St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
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