753

Year 753 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 753 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Grifo, Frankish duke and illegitimate son of Charles Martel, rebels against King Pepin III , in alliance with the Bretons. He flees to Italy to join King Aistulf of the Lombards, but is caught and killed while passing the Alps.
The town of Staraja Ladoga is founded by Scandinavians. The settlement becomes a prosperous trading outpost for jewelry, casual items, craft tools and dress adornments.
Sevar, ruler of the Bulgarian Empire, dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by Kormisosh, who belongs to the Vokil clan.
By topic

Fall - Pope Stephen II travels to the Lombard capital of Pavia, for negotiations with Aistulf. His terms for returning the Exarchate of Ravenna are declined.
November - Stephen II crosses the passes of the Alps to Gaul. He leaves Rome unprotected, under threat of a siege from the Lombards.
Eoban is appointed bishop of Utrecht, by the missionary bishop Boniface.

Xue Ping, general of the Tang Dynasty
Deaths
August 8 - Hildegar, bishop of Cologne
November 3 - Pirmin, Visigothic abbot, founder of many monasteries in the historical region of Alemannia
Grifo, Frankish duke and son of Charles Martel
Herlindis of Maaseik, Frankish abbess
Li Linfu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Sevar, ruler of the Bulgarian Empire