719
Year 719 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 719 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
By place
Byzantine Empire
- Ex-Emperor Anastasios II starts a revolt against Leo III with considerable support, including auxiliaries provided by Tervel, emperor of the Bulgarian Empire. His attack on Constantinople fails; Anastasios is captured and is put to death, on the orders of Leo.
Europe
- Ummayad conquest of Gaul : Governor Al-Samh takes or re-takes Narbonne, before raiding the Toulouse area. Many town defenders and inhabitants are killed in the aftermath by the Umayyad forces.
- Frisian–Frankish War: Charles Martel defeats Redbad, King of the Frisians. He easily invades Frisia and subjugates the territory. Charles also crosses the Rhine and annexes "farther" Frisia, to the banks of the River Vlie.
- Duke Grimoald becomes sole ruler of Bavaria, after the deaths of his brothers Theodbert, Theobald, and Tassilo II. He reunites the duchy after a civil war, and makes his capital Salzburg.
- May - Chilperic II is raised on the shield after the death of Chlothar IV, and recognized by Charles Martel as king of the Franks. Charles, however, gains a monopoly on power and royal offices.
By topic
Religion
Births
- Guan Bo, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Isma'il ibn Jafar, Shī‘ah Imām and scholar
- Yang Guifei, concubine of Xuan Zong
Deaths
- Anastasios II, Byzantine emperor
- Chlothar IV, king of Austrasia
- Dae Jo-yeong, king of Balhae
- Muhammad ibn Marwan, Arab general
- Pega, Anglo-Saxon anchoress
- Radbod, king of the Frisians
- Tassilo II, duke of Bavaria
- Theobald, duke of Bavaria
- Theodbert, duke of Bavaria
