856

Years: 852 853 854 855 - 856 - 857 858 859 860

Decades: 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Events

• Ethelbald usurps the throne of Wessex from his father Ethelwulf
• Earthquake in Corinth, Greece, kills an estimated 45,000
• Bardas becomes regent for the Byzantine Emperor Michael III
• Ordono I of Asturias said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León

Births

Deaths

• February 4 - Rabanus Maurus, Bishop of Mainz