Editing 817

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[[File:Pope Paschal I.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Paschal I]] (817–824)]]
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Year '''817''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; Emperor [[Louis the Pious|Louis I]] issues an ''Ordinatio Imperii'', an imperial [[decree]] that lays out plans for an orderly succession. He divides the [[Carolingian Empire|Frankish Empire]] among his three sons: [[Lothair I|Lothair]], the eldest, is proclaimed co-emperor in [[Aachen]], and becomes the [[overlord]] of his brothers. He receives the dominion of [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (including German and [[Gaul|Gallic]] parts). [[Pepin I of Aquitaine|Pepin]], the second son, is proclaimed king of [[Aquitaine]], and receives [[Duchy of Gascony|Gascony]] (including the [[marche]] around [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]] and parts of [[Septimania]]); [[Louis the German|Louis]] (the youngest son) is proclaimed king of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], and receives the dominions of [[Kingdom of Germany|East Francia]].
* Prince [[Grimoald IV of Benevento|Grimoald IV]] is assassinated by a complot of Lombard [[Nobility|nobles]] vying for his [[throne]].<ref>Wickham, p. 154. In 818 according to the ''[[Annales Beneventani]]''.</ref> He is succeeded by [[Sico of Benevento|Sico]] as ruler of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]] ([[Southern Italy]]), who is forced to pay an annual [[tribute]] of 7,000 ''[[Solidus (coin)|solidi]]'' to Louis I.

==== North Africa ====
* [[Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya|Ziyadat Allah I]] becomes the third [[Aghlabid]] [[emir]] of [[Ifriqiya]] (modern [[Tunisia]]). During his rule, the relationship between the Aghlabid Dynasty and the [[Arab muslims|Arab]] troops remains strained.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[January 24]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen IV]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 7-month reign, and is succeeded by [[Pope Paschal I|Paschal I]] as the 98th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
* [[Synods of Aachen (816–819)#Synods of 817–819|Synod of Aachen]]: The council adopts a ''capitulare monasticum'', containing the [[Rule of Saint Benedict|Benedictine rules]] of  [[Monasticism|monastic life]] in the [[Francia|Frankish realm]].
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== Births ==
* [[Abu Dawood|Abu Dawud]], Muslim [[hadith]] compiler (or [[818]])
* [[Al-Fath ibn Khaqan]], Muslim governor (or 818)
* [[Pepin I, Count of Vermandois|Pepin]], count of [[Vermandois]] (approximate date)
* [[Pyinbya]], king of [[Myanmar|Burma]] (d. [[876]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 24]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen IV|Stephen IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Grimoald IV of Benevento|Grimoald IV]], Lombard prince of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]]
* [[Quriaqos of Tagrit]], [[patriarch of Antioch]] 
* [[Tibraide mac Cethernach]], abbot of [[Clonfert]]
* [[Theophanes the Confessor]], Byzantine [[monk]] (or 818)
* [[Wu Yuanji]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]

== References ==
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