What Happened in 869 AD

Major Events

  • Oct 5 4th Council of Constantinople (8th ecumenical council) opens
  • Oct 9 Charles the Bald crowned king of Lotharingen

Who Died in 869 AD

  • Feb 14 Saint Cyril [Constantine], Greek Byzantine Christian monk, missionary to the Slavs, scholar, linguist, and namesake of the Cyrillic alphabet, dies at about 42 (birthdate unconfirmed)27)
  • Aug 8 Lothair II of Lotharingia (855-869), dies at about 34
  • Nov 20 King Edmund of East Anglia