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St Leo IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope; he will be succeeded by Benedict III

St Leo IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope; he will be succeeded by Benedict III

St Leo IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope; he will be succeeded by Benedict III

Events Before

  1. Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Günther becomes bishop of Cologne

    Gunther or Gunthar (German: Günther; died 8 July 873) was Archbishop of Cologne in Germany from 850 until he was excommunicated and deposed in 863.

  4. Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland

    Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland

  5. Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian

    Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources

Events After

  1. Aethelwulf, King of Wessex marries Judith aged 12, daughter of Charles the Bold of Francia in Verberie

    Aethelwulf, King of Wessex marries Judith aged 12, daughter of Charles the Bold of Francia in Verberie

  2. 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.

  3. Nicholas I succeeds Benedict III as pope

    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.

  4. 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.

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

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

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