What Happened in 855 AD

Major Events

  • Jul 17 St Leo IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope; he will be succeeded by Benedict III
  • Sep 29 Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Who Died in 855 AD

  • Jul 17 Leo IV, Italian Pope (reigned 847-55), dies
  • Jul 31 Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)
  • Sep 25 Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, at about 60 [born c. 795]
  • Sep 29 Lotharius I, Romanian-French emperor (signed Treaty of Verdun), dies