826
Year 826 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 826th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 826th year of the 1st millennium, the 26th year of the 9th century, and the 7th year of the 820s decade.Events
By place
Britain
- King Beornwulf of Mercia invades East Anglia, but is killed in battle. He is succeeded by Ludeca, as ruler of Mercia.
- Prince Aethelwulf, a son of King Egbert of Wessex, invades Kent, and drives out its pro-Mercian king Baldred.
Byzantine Empire
- May - Euphemius, Byzantine admiral, organises an uprising in Sicily against Emperor Michael II. He proclaims himself Emperor in Syracuse, independent from Constantinople. In turn, Euphemius is defeated by Byzantine troops, and is driven out to North Africa.
Europe
- King Harald Klak of Denmark receives the Frisian county of Rüstringen, as a gift from Emperor Louis the Pious.
By topic
Religion
Births
- January 22 - Montuku, emperor of Japan
- November 29 - William of Septimania, Frankish nobleman
- Al-Mubarrad, Muslim grammarian
- Ansgarde of Burgundy, Frankish queen
- Cyril, Byzantine missionary and bishop
- Doseon, Korean Buddhist monk
- Thābit ibn Qurra, Muslim astronomer and physician
Deaths
- Ashot I, prince of Iberia
- Ashot Msaker, prince of Armenia
- Bai Xingjian, Chinese poet and writer
- Beornwulf, king of Mercia
- Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, Japanese general
- Heondeok, king of Silla
- Li Guangyan, Chinese general
- Li Wu, prince of the Tang Dynasty
- Theodore the Studite, Byzantine abbot
- Wu Yantong, Chinese Buddhist monk
- Zhu Kerong, Chinese governor
