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| Years: 854 855 856 857 – 858 – 859 860 861 862 | |
| Decades: 820s 830s 840s – 850s – 860s 870s 880s | |
| Centuries: 8th century – 9th century – 10th century | |
Events
- Patriarch Ignatius is imprisoned and (December 25) deposed to be succeeded by patriarch Photius I.
- Louis the German invades West Francia, hoping to secure Aquitaine from his brother Charles the Bald, but fails.
- Emperor Seiwa ascends the throne of Japan.
- Nicholas I becomes pope.
- Donald I succeeds the throne of Scotland.
Births
Deaths
- January 13 – Ethelwulf, king of Wessex
- April 7 – Pope Benedict III
- Kenneth I of Scotland
- Emperor Montoku of Japan (b. 827)
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