Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I
Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I
Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I
Events Before
Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day a holy day of obligation for the Catholic religion
Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day a holy day of obligation for the Catholic religion
Pactum Sicardi is signed, a peace agreement between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
Pactum Sicardi is signed, a peace agreement between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth
Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth
Best view of Halley's Comet in 2,000 years
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
Events After
Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their old
Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their older brother Lothar
Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in chu
Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in churches
Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople
Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople
Vikings sail up the Loire with 67 ships and destroy Frankish-held city of Nantes
Vikings sail up the Loire with 67 ships and destroy Frankish-held city of Nantes
Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German, and Charles the Bald divide France
Treaty of Verdun: Brothers Lotharius I, Louis the German, and Charles the Bald divide France
More from the 840s
Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople
Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople
Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving
Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving
Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their old
Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their older brother Lothar
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