Deaths on April 6

Prudentius of Troyes

Died on April 6, 0861

Prudentius, bishop of Troyes

Prudentius (? in Aragon, Spain – 6 April 861 at Troyes, France) was bishop of Troyes, a chronicler and an opponent of Hincmar of Reims in the controversy on predestination.

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Prudentius of Troyes
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Events on 861

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Anarchy at Samarra
Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".