840s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 810s 820s 830s – 840s – 850s 860s 870s |
| Years: | 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
840s: events by year
Contents: 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849
840
By Place
Europe
- After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the Holy Roman Empire, with Lothar succeeding as Emperor.
Asia
- Tang Wu Zong succeeds Tang Wen Zong as emperor of China.
- Kyrgyz in Yenisey region (north) defeat Uyghurs. End of the Uyghur khaganate.
842
By place
Europe
- February 14 – Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty.
- Cerball mac Dúnlainge becomes king of Osraige
- The Oaths of Strasbourg, an alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar, are sworn and recorded in the vernacular languages.
- Ramiro I succeeds Alfonso II as king of Asturias.
- Uurad is succeeded by Bred, then Ciniod as King of the Picts.
- Charles the Bald marries Ermentrude.
Byzantine Empire
- Three year old Michael III succeeds Theophilus (emperor) as emperor of Byzantium.
Asia
- The reign of caliph Al-Mu'tasim ends.
- The Uyghurs leave the Mongolian plateau.
843
By place
Europe
- The Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian Empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious (Charles the Bald, Lothar and Louis the German).
- Kenneth I (Cináed mac Ailpín), King of the Scots, also becomes King of the Picts, thus becoming the first monarch of the new nation of Scotland. The Alpin dynasty of Scottish kings begins to reign.
- The Battle of Messac is won by Erispoe, son of Nominoe, Count of Vannes, against Renaud d'Herbauges who is prefet of the Marks of Brittany. Renaud d'Herbauges had tried an attack while Nominoe was ill. This battle marks the beginning of the hostilities between Charles the Bald and Nominoe.
- Al-Andalus: The city of Saragossa rises against the Umayyad emir.[1]
Asia
- In the Tang Dynasty Chinese capital of Chang'an, a large fire consumes 4,000 homes, warehouses, and other buildings in the East Market, yet the rest of the city is at a safe distance from the blaze (which is largely quarantined in East Central Chang'an thanks to the large width of roads in Chang'an that produce fire breaks).
By topic
Religion
- The iconoclastic controversies end in Byzantium with the widow of Emperor Theophilus, Theodora II, acting as regent for her son, the future Michael III. Theodora II restored the veneration of icons in the Eastern Church, thus ending Iconoclasm.
844
By place
Europe
- Rhodri Mawr ('the Great') becomes king of Gwynedd.
- June 15 – Louis II is crowned King of Lombardy by Pope Sergius II.
- Nominoe, Count of Vannes, raids into Maine and plunders the territory.
- According to the Annales Bertiniani, Nominoe makes war on the Vikings.
- Dorestad is raided by the Vikings.
- First Viking attacks on the Muslim possessions of the Iberian peninsula. The Scandinavian raiders sack Sevilla, Niebla, Beja and Lisbon.[1]
By topic
Religion
- January – Pope Sergius II succeeds Pope Gregory IV as the 102nd pope.
845
By place
Europe
- March 28 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
- The Vikings also sack Hamburg and Melun.
- November 22 – Count of Vannes, Nominoe, defeats the king of Francia Charles the Bald at the battle of Ballon near Redon. No more toll is taken on Brittany, and it becomes an independent state lasting for seven centuries.
Asia
- Persecution of Buddhists is started in China. More than 4,600 monasteries and 40,000 temples and shrines are destroyed. More than 260,000 Buddhist monks and nuns are forced to return to secular life.
846
By place
Europe
- Nominoe occupies Nantes and Rennes, he makes raids in Anjou and threatens Bayeux. Charles the Bald recognizes him as Duke of Brittany after being defeated three times.
- The Moors recapture León.
- Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid becomes the first High King of Ireland
- Pribina established Blatnohrad, capital of Balaton Principality and build there several churches
Asia
- Xuanzong II succeeds Wuzong as emperor of China.
- Jang Bogo, a powerful maritime hegemon of Silla, is assassinated by aristocratic elements.
847
By place
Europe
- Bari is captured by the Saracens.
- According to the Annales Bertiniani, Nominoe, king of Brittany, makes war on the Vikings.
By topic
Religion
- January – Pope Leo IV succeeds Pope Sergius II as the 103rd pope.
- Rabanus Maurus becomes Archbishop of Mainz.
848
By place
Asia
- Chola Dynasty starts to rule (approximate date).
Europe
- The Saracens destroy Leontini.
- Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Koblenz.
- Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid, King of Mide, defeats a Norse army at Sciath Nechtain, in Ireland.
By topic
Religion
- The Borobudur is completed (approximate date).
849
By place
Asia
- In the Tang Dynasty Chinese capital city of Chang'an, an imperial prince was impeached from his position by officials at court for erecting a building that obstructed a street in the northwesternmost ward in South Central Chang'an.
Europe
- At the battle of Ostia, the Italian fleets of Naples, Amalfi and Gaeta repeal the Saracen pirates and save Rome from plunder.[2]
Significant people
- Alfred the Great
- Louis the Pious
- Charles the Bald
- Ermentrude of Orléans
- Louis the Stammerer
- Louis the German
- Lothair I
- Kenneth I of Scotland
- Ragnar Lodbrok
- Michael III
Births
- 844
- 845 – Charles of Provence
- 846
- 847
- 848 – Charles the Child
- 849 – Carloman, son of Charles the Bald
Deaths
References
- ^ a b Rucquoi, Adeline (1993). Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique. Paris: Seuil. p. 87. ISBN 2-02-012935-3.
- ^ Benvenuti, Gino (1985). Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia. Rome: Newton & Compton Editori. p. 15. ISBN 88-8289-529-7.
