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| 1 | 800 | - 800—849: ROYAL: Charlemagne crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.Rome (800). Charlemagne dies (814), succeeded by his son, Louis the Pious, who divides France among his sons (817). Arabs conquer Crete, Sicily, and Sardinia (826n827).
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| 2 | 802 | - 802—839: ROYAL: Egbert, Ruler of England .Saxon - First King of all England. King of Wessex, won allegiance of all English.
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| 3 | 839 | - 839—858: ROYAL: Ethelwulf, Ruler of England .Ruler of England Saxon - Son of Egbert, King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex.
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| 4 | 850 | - 850—899: WAR: .Norsemen attack as far south as the Mediterranean but are thwarted (859), discover Iceland (861). Alfred the Great becomes king of Britain (871), defeats Danish invaders (878). Russian nation founded by Vikings under Prince Rurik, establishing capital at Novgorod (855-879).
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| 5 | 858 | - 858—860: ROYAL: Ethelbald, Ruler of England.Saxon - Son of Ethelwulf, displaced father in Wessex.
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