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Showing posts with label Holy Roman Emperors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Roman Emperors. Show all posts
Friday, February 26, 2016

History Trivia - Birth of Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor

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February 26   1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400 was born. Not to be confused with the "Go...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

History Trivia - Sixth Crusade - ten year truce signed

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February 18 1229 The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazare...
Friday, February 12, 2016

History Trivia - Charles the Fat crowned Holy Roman Emperor

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February 12 881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the grandson of Charlemagne ...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

History Trivia - Sir Walter Raleigh executed for treason

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October 29 1268 Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

History Trivia - Constantine I victorious at Milvian Bridge.

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October 28 312 Constantine I defeated Maxentius and became the sole ruler of the Roman empire in the west with victory at the Mil...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

History Trivia - Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, crowned Holy Roman Emperor

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February 12  881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the grandson of Charlemagn...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

History Trivia - Vikings attack Lindisfarne Island

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January 8 794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island (northeast coast of England). 871 King Ethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred (...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

History Trivia - Charlemagne, King of the Franks, crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor

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December 25  The date recognized by the Roman Catholic Church for the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas was also known as Yule (Anglo-Sax...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

History Trivia - Sir Walter Raleigh executed for treason

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October 29 437 Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, married Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Empe...
Friday, August 15, 2014

History Trivia - City of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John

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August 15  778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain), at which Roland (commander of the rear ...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

History Trivia - Genoa loses its naval dominance in the Mediterranean

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August 6 258 Pope Sixtus II was beheaded during the persecution by Emperor Valerian. 939 Battle at Simancas - Spain defeated the Moo...
Friday, July 25, 2014

History Trivia - Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings

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July 25  864 The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald ordered defensive measures against the Vikings. 1215 Frederick II, called Stup...