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[[File:Pope Sergius II Illustration.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Sergius II]] (844–847)]]
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Year '''844''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXLIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]].
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=== By place ===
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* Spring – [[Battle of Mauropotamos]]: A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] expedition under [[Theoktistos]] is sent to [[Anatolia]] (modern [[Turkey]]), against the [[Arab Muslims|Muslim Arabs]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], who have raided the Byzantine [[Theme (Byzantine district)|themes]] of [[Cappadocia (theme)|Cappadocia]], [[Anatolic Theme|Anatolikon]], [[Bucellarian Theme|Boukellarion]], and [[Opsikion]]. The Byzantines are defeated, and many of the officers defect to the Arabs.<ref>{{harvnb|Vasiliev|1935|pp=399–404}}.</ref>
==== Europe ====
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* [[Rhodri the Great|Rhodri ''Mawr'']] ('the Great') becomes king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]].▼
* Summer – King [[Charles the Bald]] struggles against the repeated rebellions in [[Aquitaine]], and against the [[Brittany|Bretons]] in [[West Francia]]. He besieges [[Bernard of Septimania|Bernard I]] at the [[Battle of Toulouse (844)|Battle of Toulouse]], while Duke [[Nominoe]] raids into [[Maine (province)|Maine]], and plunders other [[Francia|Frankish]] territory.<ref>''AF'' a. 844: ''Karolus Aquitaniam, quasi ad partem regni sui iure pertinentem, affectans ...'' ("Charles wanted Aquitaine, which belonged by right to a part of his kingdom").</ref>
* [[June 15]] – [[Louis II of Italy|Louis II]], eldest son of Emperor [[Lothair I]], is crowned king at [[Rome]] by [[Pope Sergius II]], and becomes co-ruler of [[Middle Francia]], and over [[Lombardy]], [[Duchy of Friuli|Friuli]], and [[Tuscany]] in [[Italy]].
* [[September 25]]–November 11 or 17 – [[Viking raid on Seville (844)]]: Vikings arrive in Seville by the [[Guadalquivir]], taking the city on October 1 or 3 and pillaging it; but are expelled by forces of the [[Emirate of Córdoba]].
==== Britain ====
▲* First [[Viking]] attacks on the Muslim possessions of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. After being defeated in [[Province of A Coruña|Corunna]], the [[Scandinavia]]n raiders sack [[Seville]], [[Niebla, Spain|Niebla]], [[Beja, Portugal|Beja]] and [[Lisbon]].<ref name=rucquoi1993>{{cite book|last=Rucquoi|first=Adeline|title=Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique|year=1993|publisher=Seuil|location=Paris|isbn=2-02-012935-3|page=85}}</ref>
* King [[Æthelred II of Northumbria]] is expelled from his kingdom by [[Rædwulf of Northumbria|Rædwulf]], who takes the [[throne]]. Rædwulf is later killed in battle against the Vikings, along with many of his [[Nobility|noblemen]]. Æthelred returns and claims his right to rule.
▲* King [[Merfyn Frych]] dies after a 24-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Rhodri the Great|Rhodri ''Mawr'']] (
=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[January 25]] – [[Pope Gregory IV]] dies after a 16-year reign, in which he has supported the Frankish [[policy]] of late emperor [[Louis the Pious]], and established the observance of [[All Saints' Day]]. He is succeeded by [[Pope Sergius II|Sergius II]], as the 102nd [[pope]] of Rome. Sergius imprisons the antipope [[Antipope John VIII|John VIII]], and is elected by popular [[acclamation]].
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== Births ==
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* [[Al-Mu'tamid]], Muslim [[caliph]] (d. [[892]])
* [[Hasan al-Utrush]], Muslim emir (approximate date)
* [[Sosei]], Japanese [[Waka (poetry)|waka]] poet (approximate date)
* [[Yu Xuanji]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (approximate date)
== Deaths ==
* [[January 11]] – [[Michael I Rangabe|Michael I]],
* [[January 25]] – [[Pope Gregory IV|Gregory IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani|Abdallah ibn Tahir]], Muslim governor (or [[845]])
* [[Bera, Count of Barcelona]]▼
* [[Ashinas|Abu Ja'far Ashinas]], Muslim general
* [[Merfyn Frych]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]]▼
* [[Alberik II]], Frankish [[bishop]]
▲* [[Bera, Count of Barcelona|Bera]], [[count of Barcelona]]
* [[Bernard, Count of Poitiers|Bernard II]], [[count of Poitiers]]
* [[Bernard of Septimania|Bernard I]], duke of [[Septimania]]
* [[Chen Yixing]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Ekkehard, Count of Hesbaye|Ekkehard]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Galindo Garcés]], count of [[Aragon]]
* [[Hugh (abbot of Saint-Quentin)|Hugh]], illegitimate son of [[Charlemagne]] (b. [[802]])
* [[Mukhariq]], Abbasid court singer
* [[Nithard]], Frankish [[historian]]
* [[Rædwulf of Northumbria|Rædwulf]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] (approximate date)
* [[Tachibana no Hayanari]], Japanese calligrapher (d. [[782]])
* [[Theodrada]], Frankrish princess and abbess (or [[853]])
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==Sources==
*{{Byzance et les Arabes | volume = 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jlTPAAAAMAAJ}}
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