Events Tagged: "peaceful"

Peaceful succession to Tiberius - first transfer of imperial power, Principate proven as system not personality

Death of Nerva - natural death after 16 months, peaceful transition to Trajan

Antoninus Pius becomes emperor - longest peaceful reign, empire at height of prosperity

Death of Guntram - dies peacefully, Childebert II inherits Burgundy, briefly controls Austrasia and Burgundy

Death of Henry III - longest reign yet (56 years), Edward I succeeds while on Crusade, no succession dispute