Middle Ages Timeline By mccarter858 486 clovis defeats the last roman army in western Europe 529 benedict of nursia founds the first benedictine monastery 792 vikings make their earliest known raid on ireland 800 Pope Leo lll crowns Charlemange emperor 962 pope crowns Otto 1 emperor 1066 normans conquers england 1080 the university of boligina was founded 1096 first crusades begin 1209 the franciscan order forms 1215 magna carta is signed 1291 crusades ends 1492 isabella and ferdinand conquer granada