Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 800s 810s 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s 890s 900s Years: 850 851 852 853 854 - 855 - 856 857 858 859 860 Events Louis II succeeds Lothair as western emperor. Two other sons, Lothair and Charles, also get parts of the kingdom. Succession of Pope Benedict III (855 - 858). Anastius is made anti-pope by Lothair. Ethelwulf, king of Wessex and Bretwalda, abdicates in favor of his son Ethelbald. Ethelwulf grants the English churches the right to receive tithes. Edmund becomes king of East Anglia. Births Deaths Lothair, western emperor Pope Leo IV (847 - 855)\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.