Odo, count of Paris, is crowned king of West Francia (France) by Archbishop Walter of Sens at Compiègne.

AD 888

Calendar year

Year 888 (DCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Odo of France

King of West Francia from 888 to 898

Odo was King of West Francia from 888 to 898. He was the first king from the Robertian dynasty, the parent house of the House of Capet. Before assuming the kingship, Odo was the Count of Paris, since 882. His reign marked the definitive separation of West Francia from the…

Count of Paris

French noble title

Count of Paris was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. After Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks in 987, the title merged into the crown and fell into disuse. However, it was later revived by the Orléanist pretenders to the…

West Francia

Predecessor of France from 843 to 987

In medieval historiography, West Francia or the Kingdom of the West Franks constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the year 843, from the Treaty of Verdun, to 987, the beginning of the Capetian dynasty. It was created from the division of the…

Walter (archbishop of Sens)

Walter was Archbishop of Sens from 887 to 923.

Compiègne

Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise, and its inhabitants are called Compiégnois.

February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…