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Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)

Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)

Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)

Events Before

  1. Benedict III's reign as Catholic Pope ends with his death

    Pope Benedict III (Latin: Benedictus III; died 17 April 858) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 29 September 855 to his death on 17 April 858.

  2. Rus Vikings attack Constantinople

    The siege of Constantinople in 860 was the only major military expedition of the Rus' recorded in Byzantine and western European sources.

  3. Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bald, Louis the German, and Lotharius II

    Peace of Koblenz: Charles the Bald, Louis the German, and Lotharius II

  4. Boudouin Iron Arm & Count of Flanders, elopes with Princess Judith, daughter King Charles of West Francia

    Boudouin Iron Arm & Count of Flanders, elopes with Princess Judith, daughter King Charles of West Francia

  5. The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings

    The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings

Events After

  1. Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867.

  2. "The Diamond Sutra", the world's oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll

    "The Diamond Sutra", the world's oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll

  3. 4th Council of Constantinople (8th Ecumenical Council) opens

    An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...

  4. Charles the Bald is crowned king of Lotharingia

    Lotharingia was a historical region and an early medieval polity that existed during the late Carolingian and early Ottonian, from the middle of the 9th to the middle of the 10th century.

  5. 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople

    An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...

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