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==== Europe ====
* [[November]] &ndash; [[Al-Hakam I]], Umayyad [[Emirate of Córdoba|emir of Córdoba]], reasserts his control over the city of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], autonomous since [[797]]. To this effect Al-Hakam has over 72 [[Nobility|nobles]] (accounts talk of 5,000) [[massacre]]d at a banquet, [[Crucifixion|crucified]] and displayed along the banks of the [[Guadalquivir|Guadalquivir River]] (modern [[Spain]]), in what comes to be known as the "Day of the Trench".{{sfn|Rucquoi|1993|p=85}}
* Emperor [[Charlemagne]] divides the [[Francia|Frankish Empire]] under his three sons, called ''Divisio Regnorum''. For [[Charles the Younger]] he designates the imperial title, [[Austrasia]] and [[Neustria]], [[Old Saxony|Saxony]], [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]], and [[Duchy of Thuringia|Thuringia]]. To [[Pepin of Italy|Pepin]] he gives [[Italy]], [[Bavaria]], and [[Swabia (Bavaria)|Swabia]]. His youngest son [[Louis the Pious]] receives [[Aquitaine]], the [[Marca Hispanica|Spanish March]], and [[Provence]].
* [[Grimoald III of Benevento|Grimoald III]], Lombard [[duke]] of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], dies without heirs. He is succeeded by [[Grimoald IV of Benevento|Grimoald IV]], who is forced to pay [[tribute]] to King Charles the Younger.