Historical Events In May - 14

0649  Theodore I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

1027  Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France   

1264  Baron's War fought in England   

1264  Battle at Lewes Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III   

1264  Battle at Lewes: Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III   

1483  Coronation of Charles VIII of France ("Charles l'Affable").   

1501  Lisbon Portugal, explorer Gaspar Corte Réal leaves on his second voyage to Newfoundland; never heard from again.   

1509  Battle of Agnadello, French beat Venitians in Northern Italy   

1576  Dutch Council of State replaced by Council of Beroerten   

1590  Battle at Ivry French king Henri IV beats Catholic League   

1590  Battle at Ivry: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League   

1316  Charles iv: King of bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  Charles iv: Holy roman emperor   

1553  Margaret of valois: Wife of henry iv   

1652  Johann philipp fortsch: Composer   

1666  Victor amadeus ii of sardinia: Victor amadeus ii of sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  Peder [nielsen] horrebow: Danish astronomer   

1686  Daniel gabriel fahrenheit: Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [ns=5/24]   

1699  Hans joachim von zieten: Prussian field marshal   

0347  Pachomius: Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (coenobieten),   

0649  Theodore: Greek pope (642-49) (excommunicated by paul ii),   

0964  John xii: [octavianus], pope (955-64),   

1470  Charles viii of sweden: Charles viii of sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  Nicolaus von amsdorf: German reform theologist,   

1574  Guru amar das: Third sikh guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Charles iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  Henry iv: 1st bourbon-king of france (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56