Historical Events In March - 04

0051  Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth)   

0303  Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia   

0852  Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources   

0932  Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs   

1152  Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king   

1215  King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III   

1238  The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.   

1351  Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam   

1386  WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o (Jogaila) was crowned King of Poland   

1461  Battle at Towton Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England   

1461  Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England   

1188  Blanche of castile: Wife of louis viii of france   

1394  Henry the navigator: Prince/sponsors portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de layolle: Composer   

1610  William dobson: English portraitist and painter   

1651  John baron somers: (whig), william iii's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip christoph von königsmarck: Swedish soldier   

1678  Antonio vivaldi: Venice, baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 seasons)   

1702  Jack sheppard: English burglar and escapee   

0251  Pope lucius i: Pope lucius i   

0480  Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

1172  Stephan iii: King of hungary (1162-72),   

1193  Saladin: Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Joan of england: Queen consort of scotland, wife of alexander ii (b. 1210)   

1303  Daniel of moscow: Russian saint, grand prince of muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz: The saint, polish ruler/saint,   

1496  Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)