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844

* January - Pope Sergius II succeeds Pope Gregory IV as the 102nd pope.
* Rhodri Mawr ('the Great') becomes king of Gwynedd.
* June 15: Louis II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
* Dorestad is raided by Vikings.

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843

Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious. Namely Charles the Bald, Lothar and Louis the German, thus first creating the Kingdom of France as a distinct state.



Coulda done without that treaty! :lol:

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842

End of the reign of caliph Moqtasim.

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841

Battle at Magh-Ochtar in Kildare, Ireland, at which Feidlimid mac Cremthanin is defeated by the Southern Uí Neill.

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840

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.

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839

# Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons.
# Ethelwulf succeeds Egbert as king of Wessex.
# Uen is succeeded by Uurad as king of the Picts

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838

Stone of Destiny placed at Scone Palace, Scotland

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837

Comet Halley passes approximately 5 million km from Earth - its closest ever approach to Earth.

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836

# Abbasid caliph al-Mutasim establishes new capital at Samarra, Iraq.
# Egbert of Wessex is defeated by the Danes.

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835

The celebration of All Saints is made an obligation throughout the Frankish Empire and fixed on November 1.