Editing 855

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[[File:Teilung-von-Pruem..jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Lothair I]] divides [[Middle Francia]] between his three sons ([[Treaty of Prüm]]).]]
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Year '''855''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[November 20]] &ndash; [[Theoktistos]], co-regent of the Empire on behalf of 15-year old Emperor [[Michael III]], is murdered on the orders of Michael.

==== Central Europe ====
* [[September 29]] &ndash; Emperor [[Lothair I]] dies after a 15-year reign (co-ruling with his father [[Louis the Pious]] until [[840]]). He divides the [[Middle Francia|Middle Frankish Kingdom]] between his three sons in an agreement called the [[Treaty of Prüm]]—the eldest, [[Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Louis II]], receives the northern half of [[Italy]] and the title of [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. The second, [[Lothair II]], receives [[Lotharingia]] (the [[Low Countries]] and [[Upper Burgundy]]). The youngest, [[Charles of Provence|Charles]], receives [[Lower Burgundy]] and [[Provence]].

==== Britain ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Æthelwulf|Æthelwulf of Wessex]] decides to go on a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Rome]], accompanied by his youngest son [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] (age 6) and a large [[retinue]].{{sfn|Abels|1998|p=72}} He divides the kingdom between his two eldest sons; [[Æthelbald of Wessex|Æthelbald]] receives the western part of [[Wessex]], while [[Æthelberht of Wessex|Æthelberht]] becomes ruler over [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], [[Surrey]], [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]] and [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 17. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}</ref>

==== Abbasid Caliphate ====
* Caliph [[al-Mutawakkil]] sends an [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] army, led by the [[Turkic people|Turkic]] general [[Bugha al-Kabir]], to suppress an uprising of rebellious [[Medieval Armenia|Armenian]] ''[[nakharar]]s''. He subdues the country, and deports many [[Armenian nobility|Armenian nobles]] to the caliphal capital of [[Abbasid Samarra|Samarra]].{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=83–86}}

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo IV]] dies after an 8-year reign, and is succeeded by [[Pope Benedict III|Benedict III]] as the 104th [[pope]] of Rome. [[Anastasius Bibliothecarius|Anastasius]] is made [[anti-pope]] by Lothair I.
* Æthelwulf grants churches in Wessex the right to receive [[tithe]]s. He gives one-tenth of his lands to the [[Catholic Church|Church]].{{sfn|Stevenson|1904|p=186}}
* The [[Early Cyrillic alphabet|Slavic alphabet]] is created by [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]].
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== Births ==
* [[Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat]], Muslim [[vizier]] (d. [[924]])
* [[Gerald of Aurillac]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Guaimar I of Salerno]], Lombard prince (approximate date)
* [[Han Jian (Zhenguo warlord)|Han Jian]], Chinese warlord (d. [[912]])
* [[Jing Hao]], Chinese painter (d. [[915]])

== Deaths ==
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (b. [[790]])
* [[September 20]] &ndash; [[Gozbald]], abbot and bishop of [[Bishopric of Würzburg|Würzburg]]
* [[September 29]] &ndash; [[Lothair I]], Frankish king and emperor (b. [[795]])
* [[November 20]] &ndash; [[Theoktistos]], Byzantine chief minister
* [[December 8]] &ndash; [[Drogo of Metz]], illegitimate son of [[Charlemagne]] (b. [[801]])
* [[Ahmad ibn Hanbal]], Muslim [[Scholarly method|scholar]] and [[Theology|theologian]] (b. [[780]])
* [[Boso the Elder]], count of [[March of Turin|Turin]] and [[Crépy-en-Valois|Valois]]
* [[Cyngen ap Cadell]], king of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Elisedd ap Cyngen]], king of Powys (Wales)
* [[Pepin I, Count of Vermandois|Pepin]], count of [[Vermandois]] (approximate date)
* [[Sahnun|Sahnun ibn Sa'id]], Muslim jurist (or [[854]])
* [[Sico of Salerno|Sico II]], prince of [[Principality of Salerno|Salerno]] ([[Italy]])

== References ==
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===Sources===
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* {{cite book |last=Abels |first=Richard |date=1998 |title=Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England |location=Harlow, UK |publisher=Longman |isbn=0-582-04047-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Stevenson |first=William Henry |year=1904 |title=Asser's Life of King Alfred |url=https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000734208 |location=Oxford, UK |publisher=Clarendon Press |oclc=1354216}}
* <!--Ter-Ghewondyan 1976-->{{The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia}}
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