» This article's about the year A.D. 888. For other uses, see 888 (disambiguation). Events By Place Europe January 13 — With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom's split again, and this time permanently. Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Western Franks. ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad succeeds al-Mundhir as emir of Córdoba, Spain. By Topic Religion Shaftesbury Abbey's founded in Dorset, England. Births Vratislaus I, duke of Bohemia 915-921 Deaths January 13 &… (More on 888)