Editing 801 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[April 3]] &ndash; King [[Louis the Pious]], son of Charlemagne, [[Siege of Barcelona (801)|captures Barcelona]] after a [[siege]] of several months. [[Bera, Count of Barcelona|Bera]] is appointed first [[count of Barcelona]].
* [[April 29]] – [[801 Apennine earthquake|Earthquake in Rome and Spoleto]].{{sfn|Guidoboni|Ferrari|Mariotti|Comastri|2018}}
* Emperor [[Charlemagne]] formally cedes [[Nordalbingia|Nordalbian]] territory (modern-day [[Schleswig-Holstein]]) to the pagan [[Obotrites]] (allies of the [[Carolingian Empire]]).{{sfn|Nicolle|2014|p=21}}

==== Britain ====
* King [[Eardwulf of Northumbria]] leads an army into [[Mercia]] against his rival, [[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]], in order to flush out other claimants to the Northumbrian [[throne]].
* A [[Synod of Chelsea|synod]] appears to have been held at Chelsea, as an extant charter (Sawyer 158) records a confirmation of a land grant by [[Coenwulf]], the king of Mercia that was part of the council's proceedings.<ref name=Cubitt279>{{cite book |author=Cubitt, Catherine |title=Anglo-Saxon Church Councils c.650–c.850 |publisher=Leicester University Press |location=London |year=1995|page=279 |isbn=0-7185-1436-X}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Rabanus Maurus]], Frankish [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monk, takes his [[vow]]s in the [[Fulda monastery|monastery of Fulda]] and receives [[ordination]] as a [[deacon]].
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