801 CE

King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, captures Barcelona after a siege of several months. Bera is appointed first count of Barcelona. Earthquake in Rome and Spoleto. Rabanus Maurus, Frankish Benedictine monk, takes his vows in the monastery of Fulda and receives ordination as a deacon.

In the 800s, the 9th century.

Conflict & Security

  • April 3 – King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, captures Barcelona after a siege of several months. Bera is appointed first count of Barcelona.source
  • King Eardwulf of Northumbria leads an army into Mercia against his rival, Coenwulf, in order to flush out other claimants to the Northumbrian throne.source
  • Emperor Charlemagne formally cedes Nordalbian territory (modern-day Schleswig-Holstein) to the pagan Obotrites (allies of the Carolingian Empire).source

Religion & Belief

  • Rabanus Maurus, Frankish Benedictine monk, takes his vows in the monastery of Fulda and receives ordination as a deacon.source
  • A synod appears to have been held at Chelsea, as an extant charter (Sawyer 158) records a confirmation of a land grant by Coenwulf, the king of Mercia that was part of the council's proceedings.source

Climate & Environment

Births

  • June 17 – Drogo of Metz, illegitimate son of Charlemagnesource
  • September 8 – Ansgar, Frankish monk and archbishop (died 865)source
  • Wang Chengyuan, general of the Tang Dynasty (died 834)source
  • Al-Kindi, Muslim philosopher and polymath (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • Rabia Basri, Muslim Sufi mystic and saint (born 717)source