Events 840




1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 europe
1.1.2 britain
1.1.3 asia


1.2 topic

1.2.1 religion







events
by place
europe

june 20 – emperor louis pious falls ill , dies @ hunting lodge, on island in rhine, near imperial palace @ ingelheim, while suppressing revolt. eldest son lothair succeeds him holy roman emperor, , tries seize territories of late charlemagne. 17-year-old charles bald becomes king of franks, , joins fight half-brother louis german in resisting lothair.

britain

king wigstan of mercia, grandson of former ruler wiglaf (see 839), declines kingship , prefers religious life. asks widowed mother, princess Ælfflæd, act regent. nobleman of line of late king beornred, named berhtric, wishes marry relative. wigstan refuses match, , murdered followers of berhtric @ wistow. buried @ repton abbey, , later revered saint. mercian throne seized berhtric s father, beorhtwulf.
vikings make permanent settlements first wintering on , located @ lough neagh in northern ireland (approximate date).

asia

emperor wen zong (li ang) dies after 13-year reign, in has failed break power of palace eunuchs. succeeded brother wu zong, chinese ruler of tang dynasty.
the yenisei kirghiz settle along yenisei river, , sack force of around 80,000 horsemen uyghur capital, ordu-baliq (driving uyghurs out of mongolia). ends uyghur khaganate.

by topic
religion

nobis becomes bishop of st. david s, in welsh kingdom of dyfed (approximate date).







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