阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1152 or 771 or −1 —to— 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 1153 or 772 or 0
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Spring – King Conrad II, "the Elder", assembles an army of thousands of armored knights for an expedition into Italy. He besieges Pavia and marches to Milan, where he is crowned with the Iron Crown by Archbishop Aribert as king of the Lombards. Duke William V ("the Great") of Aquitaine, who is already en route for Italy, decides to renounce his claim to the Lombard throne and turns back.[1]
April– Conrad II punishes the citizens of Pavia with starvation, with the help of Milanese troops, for burning down the Royal Palace. He appoints Aribert as his viceroy ("imperial vicar") in Italy and charges him to ensure that the order is complied with.
Summer – Conrad II leaves the bulk of his army at the siege of Pavia, and marches to Ravenna. The Ravennan militias close the town gates and assault the imperial train. Conrad rallies his troops and takes Ravenna, taking bloody revenge.
Autumn – Pavia falls to the imperial forces. Only the intervention of Odilo of Cluny persuades Conrad to have mercy on the city and the defeated rebels.[3]
Josis–Roland, Françoise (1970). "La basilique Notre-Dame de Walcourt"[The basilica of Our Lady in Walcourt](PDF). Bulletin de la Commission Royale des Monuments et des Sites (in French): 65. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2021.