Necrology 855

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This is a list of famous people who died in the year 855 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .

July

Day	Surname	Profession known as	Age	receipt
17th July	Leo IV	Pope 847-855	approx. 75

September

Day	Surname	Profession known as	Age	receipt
September 20th	Gozbald	Abbot of Niederaltaich Monastery, Bishop of Würzburg (842–855) and Head of the King's Chancellery (830–833)
September 29th	Hartgar of Liege	37. Bishop of Liège (841–855)
September 29th	Lothar I.	King of Bavaria (814–817), Roman Emperor (817 / 823–855), King of Italy (822–843) and King of the Franconian Middle Kingdom (843–855)	60

November

Day	Surname	Profession known as	Age	receipt
20th November	Theoktistus	Byzantine politician at the court of Empress Theodora II and Orthodox saint

December

Day	Surname	Profession known as	Age	receipt
15th December	Folcuin by Thérouanne	Bishop of Thérouanne (816 / 817–855), Catholic saint

Date unknown

Day	Surname	Profession known as	Age	receipt
	Æthelweard	King of East Anglia
	Ahmad ibn Hanbal	Islamic hadeeth scholar, theologian and faqīh	75
	Cyngen ap Cadell	King of the medieval Celtic Kingdom of Powys in Wales (c. 808–855)